Which to use
“gelegenen” and “gelungenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,712
- “gelegenen” frequency rank
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- 20524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegenen | gelungenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelegenen and gelungenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelegenen runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against gelungenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelegenen and gelungenen
A purely visual mix-up. gelegenen ([ɡəˈleːɡənən]) and gelungenen ([ɡəˈlʊŋənən]) 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 20524, 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]. gelungenen is at rank #14,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənən].
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 20524, this pair ranks #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelegenen vs gelungenen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "gelegenen": -. Private to "gelungenen": u.
"gelegenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelegenen ← eglegenen · geelgenen · geleegnen · gelegeenn · gelegenenn · gelegenne · gelegennen · geleggenen
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelegenen" and "gelungenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegenen" or "gelungenen" 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 "gelegenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegenen" and "gelungenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelegenen vs gelegenes". 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 #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.