Which to use
“gelungen” and “gelungenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,315
- “gelungen” frequency rank
- #28,214
- “gelungenes” frequency rank
- 31529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungen | gelungenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rückblickend betrachtet: positive Erwartung vollständig erfüllend, mit ganz und gar gutem Ergebnis | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelungen and gelungenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelungen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gelungenes's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelungen vs gelungenes
A purely visual mix-up. gelungen ([ɡəˈlʊŋən]) and gelungenes ([ɡəˈlʊŋənəs]) 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 “gelungenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31529, 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]. gelungenes is at rank #28,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənəs].
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 31529, this pair ranks #1,726,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelungen vs gelungenes
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungen": -. Private to "gelungenes": s.
"gelungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelungenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungen ← eglungen · gellungen · gelnugen · gelugnen · gelunegn · gelungenn · gelunggen · gelungne
- gelungenes ← eglungenes · gellungenes · gelnugenes · gelugnenes · gelunegnes · gelungeens · gelungeness · gelungennes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelungen" and "gelungenes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gelungen" or "gelungenes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelungen" and "gelungenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungen" and "gelungenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefundenes vs gelungenes". 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 #1,726,250 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.