# gelang vs getan

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### getan
*verb · IPA [ɡəˈtaːn] · frequency rank #1,182*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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