Which to use
“gelegen” is an adjective and “Gelenken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #38,766
- “Gelenken” frequency rank
- 42213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | Gelenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gelenk |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and Gelenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gelegen vs Gelenken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelegen is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩] while Gelenken is [ɡəˈlɛŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42213, 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]. Gelenken is at rank #38,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛŋkn̩].
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 42213, this pair ranks #1,456,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs Gelenken
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegen": -. Private to "Gelenken": k.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Gelenken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelegen" for "Gelenken" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegen" or "Gelenken" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegen" and "Gelenken" 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 "Gelenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,456,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegen" and "Gelenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten vs Gelenken". 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 #1,456,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.