Which to use
“gegebenen” and “gelegenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,433
- “gegebenen” frequency rank
- #5,712
- “gelegenen” frequency rank
- 17145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegebenen | gelegenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen |
Where the eye mixes gegebenen and gelegenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gegebenen and gelegenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gegebenen vs gelegenen
A purely visual mix-up. gegebenen ([ɡəˈɡeːbənən]) and gelegenen ([ɡəˈleːɡənən]) 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 17145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegebenen is recorded at frequency rank #11,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡeːbənən]. gelegenen is at rank #5,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənən].
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 17145, this pair ranks #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegebenen vs gelegenen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gegebenen": b. Private to "gelegenen": l.
"gegebenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "gelegenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gegebenen" and "gelegenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gegebenen" or "gelegenen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gegebenen" and "gelegenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegebenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegebenen" and "gelegenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegebenem vs gegebenen". 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 #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.