Which to use
“gelungenen” and “gelungener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,812
- “gelungenen” frequency rank
- #20,932
- “gelungener” frequency rank
- 35744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungenen | gelungener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen |
Where the eye mixes gelungenen and gelungener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gelungenen and gelungener follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelungenen and gelungener
A purely visual mix-up. gelungenen ([ɡəˈlʊŋənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “gelungenen” becomes r in “gelungener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelungenen is recorded at frequency rank #14,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənən]. 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 35744, this pair ranks #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelungenen vs gelungener
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungenen": -. Private to "gelungener": r.
"gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "gelungener" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
- gelungener ← eglungener · gellungener · gelnugener · gelugnener · gelunegner · gelungeenr · gelungenerr · gelungenner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelungenen" and "gelungener" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gelungenen" vs "gelungener" - 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 "gelungenen" 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 #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungenen" and "gelungener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegangenen vs gelungenen". 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 #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.