Which to use
“gegebene” and “gelegene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,733
- “gegebene” frequency rank
- #9,726
- “gelegene” frequency rank
- 32459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegebene | gelegene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegeben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen |
Where the eye mixes gegebene and gelegene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gegebene and gelegene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gegebene and gelegene
A purely visual mix-up. gegebene ([ɡəˈɡeːbənə]) and gelegene ([ɡəˈleːɡənə]) 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 32459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegebene is recorded at frequency rank #22,733, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡeːbənə]. gelegene is at rank #9,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənə].
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 32459, this pair ranks #1,707,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegebene vs gelegene
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gegebene": b. Private to "gelegene": l.
"gegebene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gelegene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gegebene" and "gelegene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gegebene" vs "gelegene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gegebene" and "gelegene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,707,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegebene" and "gelegene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegebene vs gegebenem". 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 #1,707,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.