Which to use
“gelegene” and “gelungene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,726
- “gelegene” frequency rank
- #10,857
- “gelungene” frequency rank
- 20583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegene | gelungene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelegene and gelungene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gelegene and gelungene
A purely visual mix-up. gelegene ([ɡəˈleːɡənə]) and gelungene ([ɡəˈlʊŋənə]) 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 20583, 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]. gelungene is at rank #10,857, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənə].
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 20583, this pair ranks #1,896,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegene vs gelungene
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegene": -. Private to "gelungene": u.
"gelegene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gelungene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelegene" and "gelungene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegene" or "gelungene" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegene" and "gelungene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegangene vs gelungene". 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 #1,896,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.