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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelandet" for "gelinde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gelandet" vs "gelinde" - which ranks higher?
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.