Which to use
“gelegt” is a verb and “gelegten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,060
- “gelegt” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “gelegten” frequency rank
- 42021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelegt | gelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs legen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegt |
Where the eye mixes gelegt and gelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelegt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gelegten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelegt and gelegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelegt is [ɡəˈleːkt] while gelegten is [ɡəˈleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gelegt” sits inside “gelegten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelegt is recorded at frequency rank #2,060, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːkt]. 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 42021, this pair ranks #1,461,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelegt vs gelegten
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "gelegt": -. Private to "gelegten": n.
"gelegt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gelegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelegt" for "gelegten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelegt" or "gelegten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gelegt" and "gelegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelegt" 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 #1,461,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelegt" 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 #1,461,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.