Which to use
“gelebten” and “gelegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,968
- “gelebten” frequency rank
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- 49415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebten | gelegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelebt | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich |
Where the eye mixes gelebten and gelegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelebten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gelegen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelebten vs gelegen
A purely visual mix-up. gelebten ([ɡəˈleːptn̩]) and gelegen ([ɡəˈleːɡn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelebten is recorded at frequency rank #45,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːptn̩]. gelegen is at rank #3,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡn̩].
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 49415, this pair ranks #1,212,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelebten vs gelegen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelebten": bt. Private to "gelegen": -.
"gelebten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelebten" for "gelegen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gelebten" vs "gelegen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebten" and "gelegen" 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 #1,212,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.