Which to use
“geleckt” is an adjective and “gelenkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,571
- “geleckt” frequency rank
- #17,300
- “gelenkt” frequency rank
- 47871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geleckt | gelenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in sauberer Manier zurechtgemacht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lenken |
Where the eye mixes geleckt and gelenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geleckt and gelenkt 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 gelenkt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleckt is [ɡəˈlɛkt] while gelenkt is [ɡəˈlɛŋkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “geleckt” becomes n in “gelenkt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47871, 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]. gelenkt is at rank #17,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛŋkt].
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 47871, this pair ranks #1,269,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geleckt vs gelenkt
Shared letters: egklt. Private to "geleckt": c. Private to "gelenkt": n.
"geleckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geleckt" for "gelenkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geleckt" or "gelenkt"?
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 "geleckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,269,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geleckt" and "gelenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs geleckt". 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 #1,269,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.