Which to use
“gelegenen” and “gelegenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,712
- “gelegenen” frequency rank
- #43,906
- “gelegenes” frequency rank
- 49618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegenen | gelegenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen |
Where the eye mixes gelegenen and gelegenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelegenen and gelegenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gelegenen with gelegenes
A purely visual mix-up. gelegenen ([ɡəˈleːɡənən]) and gelegenes ([ɡəˈleːɡənəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “gelegenen” becomes s in “gelegenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelegenen is recorded at frequency rank #5,712, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənən]. gelegenes is at rank #43,906, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɡənəs].
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 49618, this pair ranks #1,204,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelegenen vs gelegenes
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegenen": -. Private to "gelegenes": s.
"gelegenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "gelegenes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelegenen" and "gelegenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gelegenen" or "gelegenes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegenen" and "gelegenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelegenes vs gelungenes". 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 #1,204,654 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.