Which to use
“gelebten” and “gelegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,968
- “gelebten” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “gelegten” frequency rank
- 85929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebten | gelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegt |
Where the eye mixes gelebten and gelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gelebten and gelegten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelebten and gelegten
A purely visual mix-up. gelebten ([ɡəˈleːptn̩]) and gelegten ([ɡəˈleːktn̩]) 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 - b in “gelebten” becomes g in “gelegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85929, 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]. gelegten is at rank #39,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːktn̩].
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 85929, this pair ranks #101,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gelebten vs gelegten
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "gelebten": b. Private to "gelegten": -.
"gelebten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelebten" and "gelegten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelebten" vs "gelegten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "gelegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebten" and "gelegten" 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 #101,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.