Which to use
“gegessen” is a verb and “gelassen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,122
- “gegessen” frequency rank
- #2,203
- “gelassen” frequency rank
- 5325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegessen | gelassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen | ruhig – meist trotz nervöser Atmosphäre; nicht beeindruckt |
Where the eye mixes gegessen and gelassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gegessen and gelassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gegessen with gelassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gegessen is [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩] while gelassen is [ɡəˈlasn̩]. 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 5325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegessen is recorded at frequency rank #3,122, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]. gelassen is at rank #2,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlasn̩].
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 5325, this pair ranks #1,995,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegessen vs gelassen
Shared letters: egns. Private to "gegessen": -. Private to "gelassen": al.
"gegessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gegessen" and "gelassen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gegessen" or "gelassen" 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 "gegessen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegessen" and "gelassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelassen vs gelassener". 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 #1,995,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.