Which to use
“gelegen” is an adjective and “gewogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,447
- “gelegen” frequency rank
- #29,153
- “gewogen” frequency rank
- 32600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegen | gewogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Ort, Zeit oder Umständen willkommen, recht, dienlich | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wiegen |
Where the eye mixes gelegen and gewogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelegen and gewogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelegen and gewogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelegen is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩] while gewogen is [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩]. 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 32600, 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]. gewogen is at rank #29,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩].
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 32600, this pair ranks #1,704,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegen vs gewogen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gelegen": l. Private to "gewogen": ow.
"gelegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelegen" and "gewogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegen" or "gewogen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegen" and "gewogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gewogen". 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 #1,704,146 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.