geglücktvsgegucktWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geglückt” and “geguckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,890
“geglückt” frequency rank
#9,371
“geguckt” frequency rank
36261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geglückt geguckt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs glücken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gucken

Where the eye mixes geglückt and geguckt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geglückt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against geguckt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geglückt
7 ch
geguckt

Visual trap between geglückt and geguckt

A purely visual mix-up. geglückt ([ɡəˈɡlʏkt]) and geguckt ([ɡəˈɡʊkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geglückt is recorded at frequency rank #26,890, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡlʏkt]. geguckt is at rank #9,371, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʊkt].

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 36261, this pair ranks #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geglückt vs geguckt

Shared letters: cegkt. Private to "geglückt": . Private to "geguckt": u.

"geglückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "geguckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gegucktegguckt · gegcukt · gegguckt · gegucckt · geguckkt · gegucktt · geguctk · gegukct

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geglückt" and "geguckt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈɡlʏkt] versus [ɡəˈɡʊkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geglückt" or "geguckt" show up more?
"geguckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,371 in our German list, against #26,890 for "geglückt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "geglückt" and "geguckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geglückt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geguckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geglückt" and "geguckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geglückt vs gespuckt". 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 #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list