Which to use
“gelungene” and “gelungener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,857
- “gelungene” frequency rank
- #20,932
- “gelungener” frequency rank
- 31789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungene | gelungener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelungene and gelungener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gelungene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gelungener's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelungene vs gelungener
A purely visual mix-up. gelungene ([ɡəˈlʊŋənə]) and gelungener ([ɡəˈlʊŋənɐ]) 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 “gelungener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31789, 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]. gelungener is at rank #20,932, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənɐ].
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 31789, this pair ranks #1,721,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelungene vs gelungener
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungene": -. Private to "gelungener": r.
"gelungene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gelungener" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungene ← eglungene · gellungene · gelnugene · gelugnene · gelunegne · gelungeen · gelungenne · gelunggene
- gelungener ← eglungener · gellungener · gelnugener · gelugnener · gelunegner · gelungeenr · gelungenerr · gelungenner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelungene" for "gelungener" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelungene" or "gelungener"?
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 "gelungener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,721,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungene" and "gelungener" 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 #1,721,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.