Which to use
“gefundenen” and “gelungenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,436
- “gefundenen” frequency rank
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- 31248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefundenen | gelungenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gefundenen and gelungenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefundenen and gelungenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gefundenen with gelungenen
A purely visual mix-up. gefundenen ([ɡəˈfʊndənən]) and gelungenen ([ɡəˈlʊŋənən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefundenen is recorded at frequency rank #16,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənən]. gelungenen is at rank #14,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənən].
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 31248, this pair ranks #1,731,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefundenen vs gelungenen
Shared letters: egnu. Private to "gefundenen": df. Private to "gelungenen": l.
"gefundenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefundenen ← egfundenen · geffundenen · gefnudenen · gefudnenen · gefunddenen · gefundeenn · gefundenenn · gefundenne
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefundenen" for "gelungenen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gefundenen" or "gelungenen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefundenen" and "gelungenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefundenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,731,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefundenen" and "gelungenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefundenen vs gefundenes". 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 #1,731,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.