Which to use
“gelingt” is a verb and “gesinnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,123
- “gelingt” frequency rank
- #45,980
- “gesinnt” frequency rank
- 49103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelingt | gesinnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen | in einer bestimmten Art gegenüber stehend oder eingestellt |
Where the eye mixes gelingt and gesinnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelingt and gesinnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelingt and gesinnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelingt is [ɡəˈlɪŋt] while gesinnt is [ɡəˈzɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelingt is recorded at frequency rank #3,123, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪŋt]. gesinnt is at rank #45,980, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪnt].
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 49103, this pair ranks #1,223,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelingt vs gesinnt
Shared letters: egint. Private to "gelingt": l. Private to "gesinnt": s.
"gelingt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gesinnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelingt" for "gesinnt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelingt" or "gesinnt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelingt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesinnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelingt" and "gesinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesinnt vs gesinnten". 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 #1,223,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.