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

#29,141
“geladene” frequency rank
#4,123
“goldene” frequency rank
33264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geladene goldene
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geladen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden

Where the eye mixes geladene and goldene

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

8 ch
geladene
7 ch
goldene

Why the eye confuses geladene with goldene

A purely visual mix-up. geladene ([ɡəˈlaːdənə]) and goldene ([ˈɡɔldənə]) 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 33264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geladene is recorded at frequency rank #29,141, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaːdənə]. goldene is at rank #4,123, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənə].

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 33264, this pair ranks #1,689,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geladene vs goldene

Shared letters: degln. Private to "geladene": a. Private to "goldene": o.

"geladene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "goldene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geladene ← egladene · gealdene · geladdene · geladeen · geladnee · gelaedne · geldaene · gelladene
  • goldene ← ggoldene · glodene · godlene · golddene · goldeen · goldenne · goldnee · goledne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geladene" and "goldene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaːdənə] versus [ˈɡɔldənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geladene" or "goldene"?
"goldene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,123 in our German list, against #29,141 for "geladene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geladene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "goldene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,689,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geladene" and "goldene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geladene vs geratene". 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 #1,689,757 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