Which to use
“gegangenen” and “gelungenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,679
- “gegangenen” frequency rank
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- 49491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegangenen | gelungenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegangen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gegangenen and gelungenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gegangenen and gelungenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gegangenen and gelungenen
A purely visual mix-up. gegangenen ([ɡəˈɡaŋənən]) 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 49491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegangenen is recorded at frequency rank #34,679, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡaŋənən]. 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 49491, this pair ranks #1,209,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gegangenen vs gelungenen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gegangenen": a. Private to "gelungenen": lu.
"gegangenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gegangenen ← eggangenen · geagngenen · gegagnenen · geganegnen · gegangeenn · gegangenenn · gegangenne · gegangennen
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegangenen" and "gelungenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gegangenen" or "gelungenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegangenen" 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 #1,209,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegangenen" and "gelungenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegangene vs gegangenen". 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 #1,209,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.