Which to use
“gelebt” is a verb and “gelebten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,200
- “gelebt” frequency rank
- #45,968
- “gelebten” frequency rank
- 50168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebt | gelebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelebt |
Where the eye mixes gelebt and gelebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelebt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gelebten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelebt and gelebten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelebt is [ɡəˈleːpt] while gelebten is [ɡəˈleːptn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gelebt” sits inside “gelebten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelebt is recorded at frequency rank #4,200, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːpt]. gelebten is at rank #45,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːptn̩].
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 50168, this pair ranks #1,184,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelebt vs gelebten
Shared letters: beglt. Private to "gelebt": -. Private to "gelebten": n.
"gelebt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gelebten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelebt" for "gelebten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelebt" or "gelebten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,184,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebt" and "gelebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten vs gelobten". 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 #1,184,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.