Which to use
“gelegen” and “gelegene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #9,726
- “gelegene” frequency rank
- 13173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | gelegene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and gelegene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gelegen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gelegene's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelegen and gelegene
A purely visual mix-up. gelegen ([ɡəˈleːɡn̩]) and gelegene ([ɡəˈleːɡənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gelegen” sits inside “gelegene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelegen is recorded at frequency rank #3,447, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡn̩]. gelegene is at rank #9,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənə].
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 13173, this pair ranks #1,959,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs gelegene
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegen": -. Private to "gelegene": -.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gelegene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelegen" and "gelegene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelegen" vs "gelegene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegen" and "gelegene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegen" and "gelegene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gelegene". 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 #1,959,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.