Which to use
“Geländes” is a noun and “geltendes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,924
- “Geländes” frequency rank
- #29,596
- “geltendes” frequency rank
- 49520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geländes | geltendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gelände | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geltend |
Where the eye mixes Geländes and geltendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Geländes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against geltendes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Geländes with geltendes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geländes is [ɡəˈlɛndəs] while geltendes is [ˈɡɛltn̩dəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geländes is recorded at frequency rank #19,924, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛndəs]. geltendes is at rank #29,596, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɛltn̩dəs].
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 49520, this pair ranks #1,208,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Geländes vs geltendes
Shared letters: deglns. Private to "Geländes": ä. Private to "geltendes": t.
"Geländes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geltendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geltendes ← egltendes · geletndes · gelltendes · geltednes · geltenddes · geltendess · geltendse · gelteneds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Geländes" for "geltendes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Geländes" or "geltendes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Geländes" and "geltendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geländes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geltendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,208,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geländes" and "geltendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geltendem vs geltendes". 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 #1,208,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.