Which to use
“gelungene” and “gelungenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,857
- “gelungene” frequency rank
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- 25669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungene | gelungenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelungene and gelungenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gelungene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gelungenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelungene vs gelungenen
A purely visual mix-up. gelungene ([ɡəˈlʊŋənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gelungene” sits inside “gelungenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelungene is recorded at frequency rank #10,857, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənə]. 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 25669, this pair ranks #1,829,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelungene vs gelungenen
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungene": -. Private to "gelungenen": -.
"gelungene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungene ← eglungene · gellungene · gelnugene · gelugnene · gelunegne · gelungeen · gelungenne · gelunggene
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelungene" for "gelungenen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelungene" 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 #1,829,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungene" and "gelungenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegangene vs gelungene". 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 #1,829,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.