geklautvsgelauntWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: geklaut is a verb, gelaunt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geklaut” is a verb and “gelaunt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,590
“geklaut” frequency rank
#14,301
“gelaunt” frequency rank
19891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geklaut gelaunt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs klauen sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend

Where the eye mixes geklaut and gelaunt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geklaut
7 ch
gelaunt

Visual trap between geklaut and gelaunt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geklaut is [ɡəˈklaʊ̯t] while gelaunt is [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 19891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geklaut is recorded at frequency rank #5,590, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈklaʊ̯t]. 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 19891, this pair ranks #1,903,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geklaut vs gelaunt

Shared letters: aegltu. Private to "geklaut": k. Private to "gelaunt": n.

"geklaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "gelaunt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geklautegklaut · gekalut · gekklaut · geklatu · geklautt · gekllaut · gekluat · gelkaut
  • gelaunteglaunt · gealunt · gelanut · gelaunnt · gelauntt · gelautn · gellaunt · geluant

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geklaut" and "gelaunt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geklaut" is a verb and "gelaunt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geklaut" or "gelaunt"?
"geklaut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,590 in our German list, against #14,301 for "gelaunt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geklaut" 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 #1,903,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geklaut" 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 #1,903,510 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