Which to use
“gelähmt” and “gelehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,615
- “gelähmt” frequency rank
- #10,287
- “gelehrt” frequency rank
- 31902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelähmt | gelehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer Lähmung leidend; unfähig, bestimmte Muskeln zu bewegen | sehr gut akademisch ausgebildet, mit umfassenden Kenntnissen ausgestattet |
Where the eye mixes gelähmt and gelehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelähmt and gelehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gelähmt vs gelehrt
A purely visual mix-up. gelähmt ([ɡəˈlɛːmt]) and gelehrt ([ɡəˈleːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelähmt is recorded at frequency rank #21,615, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛːmt]. gelehrt is at rank #10,287, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯t].
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 31902, this pair ranks #1,718,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelähmt vs gelehrt
Shared letters: eghlt. Private to "gelähmt": mä. Private to "gelehrt": r.
"gelähmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelehrt ← eglehrt · geelhrt · gelehhrt · gelehrrt · gelehrtt · gelehtr · gelerht · gelhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelähmt" for "gelehrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelähmt" or "gelehrt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelähmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelähmt" and "gelehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelähmt vs gemäht". 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 #1,718,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.