Which to use
“gelegen” and “gelegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “gelegten” frequency rank
- 43408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | gelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegt |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and gelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gelegen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gelegten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelegen vs gelegten
A purely visual mix-up. gelegen ([ɡəˈleːɡn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43408, 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]. 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 43408, this pair ranks #1,419,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs gelegten
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegen": -. Private to "gelegten": t.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gelegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelegen" for "gelegten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelegen" or "gelegten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegen" and "gelegten" 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 "gelegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,419,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegen" and "gelegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelegten 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 #1,419,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.