Which to use
“gelehnt” is a verb and “gelernte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,430
- “gelehnt” frequency rank
- #19,235
- “gelernte” frequency rank
- 66665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelehnt | gelernte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lehnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelernt |
Where the eye mixes gelehnt and gelernte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelehnt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gelernte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelehnt vs gelernte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelehnt is [ɡəˈleːnt] while gelernte is [ɡəˈlɛʁntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelehnt is recorded at frequency rank #47,430, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːnt]. gelernte is at rank #19,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛʁntə].
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 66665, this pair ranks #565,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelehnt vs gelernte
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "gelehnt": h. Private to "gelernte": r.
"gelehnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelernte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelehnt" and "gelernte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gelehnt" or "gelernte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelehnt" and "gelernte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelernte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #565,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelehnt" and "gelernte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs gelehnt". 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 #565,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.