Which to use
“gelegene” and “gelegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,726
- “gelegene” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “gelegten” frequency rank
- 49687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegene | gelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegt |
Where the eye mixes gelegene and gelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gelegene (CVCVCVCV) and gelegten (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gelegene vs gelegten
A purely visual mix-up. gelegene ([ɡəˈleːɡənə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelegene is recorded at frequency rank #9,726, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənə]. 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 49687, this pair ranks #1,202,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelegene vs gelegten
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegene": -. Private to "gelegten": t.
"gelegene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gelegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelegene" for "gelegten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegene" or "gelegten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegene" and "gelegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegene" 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 #1,202,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegene" 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 #1,202,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.