Which to use
“gelangt” and “gelingt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,488
- “gelangt” frequency rank
- #3,123
- “gelingt” frequency rank
- 8611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelangt | gelingt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs langen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen |
Where the eye mixes gelangt and gelingt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelangt and gelingt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gelangt with gelingt
A purely visual mix-up. gelangt ([ɡəˈlaŋt]) and gelingt ([ɡəˈlɪŋt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “gelangt” becomes i in “gelingt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelangt is recorded at frequency rank #5,488, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaŋt]. gelingt is at rank #3,123, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪŋt].
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 8611, this pair ranks #1,983,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelangt vs gelingt
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "gelangt": a. Private to "gelingt": i.
"gelangt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelingt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gelangt" and "gelingt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelangt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelingt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelangt" and "gelingt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelangt vs gesaugt". 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 #1,983,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.