# gelang vs Gelenk

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gelang
*verb · IPA [ɡəˈlaŋ] · frequency rank #2,152*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gelingen

### Gelenk
*noun · IPA [ɡəˈlɛŋk] · frequency rank #23,533*
bewegliche Verbindung von Knochen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gelang-vs-gelenk