Which to use
“gehauen” and “gelaufen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,907
- “gehauen” frequency rank
- #2,894
- “gelaufen” frequency rank
- 20801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehauen | gelaufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hauen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs laufen |
Where the eye mixes gehauen and gelaufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehauen runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against gelaufen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehauen vs gelaufen
A purely visual mix-up. gehauen ([ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]) and gelaufen ([ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]) 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 20801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehauen is recorded at frequency rank #17,907, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]. gelaufen is at rank #2,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩].
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 20801, this pair ranks #1,893,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehauen vs gelaufen
Shared letters: aegnu. Private to "gehauen": h. Private to "gelaufen": fl.
"gehauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "gelaufen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehauen" and "gelaufen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gehauen" vs "gelaufen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehauen" and "gelaufen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelaufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehauen" and "gelaufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehauen vs Gehäuses". 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 #1,893,595 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.