Which to use
“gekannt” is a verb and “gelaunt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,435
- “gekannt” frequency rank
- #14,301
- “gelaunt” frequency rank
- 25736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekannt | gelaunt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kennen | sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend |
Where the eye mixes gekannt and gelaunt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekannt (CVCVCCC) and gelaunt (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gekannt vs gelaunt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekannt is [ɡəˈkant] while gelaunt is [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]. 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 25736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekannt is recorded at frequency rank #11,435, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkant]. gelaunt is at rank #14,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt].
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 25736, this pair ranks #1,828,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gekannt vs gelaunt
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "gekannt": k. Private to "gelaunt": lu.
"gekannt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelaunt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekannt" and "gelaunt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gekannt" vs "gelaunt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelaunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekannt" and "gelaunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelaunt vs gelehnt". 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 #1,828,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.