gelandetvsgelindeConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#4,886
“gelandet” frequency rank
#33,073
“gelinde” frequency rank
37959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelandet gelinde
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs landen von geringer Stärke

Where the eye mixes gelandet and gelinde

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

8 ch
gelandet
7 ch
gelinde

Look-alike desk: gelandet vs gelinde

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelandet is [ɡəˈlandət] while gelinde is [ɡəˈlɪndə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelandet is recorded at frequency rank #4,886, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlandət]. gelinde is at rank #33,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪndə].

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 37959, this pair ranks #1,576,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gelandet vs gelinde

Shared letters: degln. Private to "gelandet": at. Private to "gelinde": i.

"gelandet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gelinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelandet ← eglandet · gealndet · geladnet · gelanddet · gelandett · gelandte · gelanedt · gelanndet
  • gelinde ← eglinde · geilnde · gelidne · gelindde · gelined · gelinnde · gellinde · gelnide

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gelandet" for "gelinde" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gelandet" is a verb and "gelinde" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gelandet" vs "gelinde" - which ranks higher?
"gelandet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,886 in our German list, against #33,073 for "gelinde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelandet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gelinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,576,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelandet" and "gelinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelinde vs Gerlinde". 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 #1,576,580 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