Which to use
“gelungen” and “gelungenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,315
- “gelungen” frequency rank
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- 18127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungen | gelungenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rückblickend betrachtet: positive Erwartung vollständig erfüllend, mit ganz und gar gutem Ergebnis | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelungen and gelungenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelungen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gelungenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gelungen with gelungenen
A purely visual mix-up. gelungen ([ɡəˈlʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gelungen” sits inside “gelungenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelungen is recorded at frequency rank #3,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋən]. 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 18127, this pair ranks #1,921,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelungen vs gelungenen
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungen": -. Private to "gelungenen": -.
"gelungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungen ← eglungen · gellungen · gelnugen · gelugnen · gelunegn · gelungenn · gelunggen · gelungne
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelungen" and "gelungenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelungen" vs "gelungenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungen" 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 #1,921,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungen" and "gelungenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelungen vs Gemünden". 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 #1,921,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.