Which to use
“gelegen” is an adjective and “genügen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- 13926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | genügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and genügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelegen is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩] while genügen is [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13926, 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]. genügen is at rank #10,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩].
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 13926, this pair ranks #1,954,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs genügen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gelegen": l. Private to "genügen": ü.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelegen ← eglegen · geelgen · geleegn · gelegenn · geleggen · gelegne · gelgeen · gellegen