Which to use
“gelungen” is an adjective and “Gemünden” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,315
- “gelungen” frequency rank
- #46,679
- “Gemünden” frequency rank
- 49994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungen | Gemünden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rückblickend betrachtet: positive Erwartung vollständig erfüllend, mit ganz und gar gutem Ergebnis | eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gelungen and Gemünden apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelungen is [ɡəˈlʊŋən] while Gemünden is [ɡəˈmʏndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49994, 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]. Gemünden is at rank #46,679, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɡəˈmʏndn̩].
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 49994, this pair ranks #1,190,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelungen vs Gemünden
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gelungen": lu. Private to "Gemünden": dmü.
"gelungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gemünden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungen ← eglungen · gellungen · gelnugen · gelugnen · gelunegn · gelungenn · gelunggen · gelungne