Which to use
“geleckt” is an adjective and “gelehnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,571
- “geleckt” frequency rank
- #47,430
- “gelehnt” frequency rank
- 78001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geleckt | gelehnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in sauberer Manier zurechtgemacht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lehnen |
Where the eye mixes geleckt and gelehnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geleckt and gelehnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geleckt and gelehnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleckt is [ɡəˈlɛkt] while gelehnt is [ɡəˈleːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geleckt is recorded at frequency rank #30,571, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛkt]. gelehnt is at rank #47,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːnt].
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 78001, this pair ranks #248,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geleckt vs gelehnt
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geleckt": ck. Private to "gelehnt": hn.
"geleckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelehnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geleckt" and "gelehnt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "geleckt" or "gelehnt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geleckt" and "gelehnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geleckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geleckt" and "gelehnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs gelehnt". 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 #248,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.