Which to use
“gefielen” is a verb and “genialen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,956
- “gefielen” frequency rank
- #17,908
- “genialen” frequency rank
- 57864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefielen | genialen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gefallen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genial |
Where the eye mixes gefielen and genialen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefielen and genialen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefielen vs genialen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefielen is [ɡəˈfiːlən] while genialen is [ɡeˈni̯aːlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefielen is recorded at frequency rank #39,956, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfiːlən]. genialen is at rank #17,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡeˈni̯aːlən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57864, this pair ranks #884,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefielen vs genialen
Shared letters: egiln. Private to "gefielen": f. Private to "genialen": a.
"gefielen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "genialen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefielen" for "genialen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefielen" vs "genialen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefielen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genialen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #884,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefielen" and "genialen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefielen vs Gefilden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #884,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.