Which to use
“geliehen” and “glichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,736
- “geliehen” frequency rank
- #36,369
- “glichen” frequency rank
- 59105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geliehen | glichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leihen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gleichen |
Where the eye mixes geliehen and glichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geliehen runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against glichen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geliehen vs glichen
A purely visual mix-up. geliehen ([ɡəˈliːən]) and glichen ([ˈɡlɪçn̩]) 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 59105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geliehen is recorded at frequency rank #22,736, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈliːən]. glichen is at rank #36,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlɪçn̩].
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 59105, this pair ranks #837,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geliehen vs glichen
Shared letters: eghiln. Private to "geliehen": -. Private to "glichen": c.
"geliehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "glichen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geliehen" and "glichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geliehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #837,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geliehen" and "glichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewichen vs glichen". 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 #837,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.