Which to use
“gelegen” and “gelegenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #5,712
- “gelegenen” frequency rank
- 9159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | gelegenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and gelegenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gelegen vs gelegenen
A purely visual mix-up. gelegen ([ɡəˈleːɡn̩]) and gelegenen ([ɡəˈleːɡənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gelegen” sits inside “gelegenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9159, 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]. gelegenen is at rank #5,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənən].
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 9159, this pair ranks #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs gelegenen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegen": -. Private to "gelegenen": -.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gelegenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelegen" for "gelegenen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelegen" or "gelegenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegen" and "gelegenen" 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 "gelegenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegen" and "gelegenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelegenen vs gelegenes". 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 #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.