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“gelungenen” and “gelungenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,812
“gelungenen” frequency rank
#28,214
“gelungenes” frequency rank
43026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelungenen gelungenes
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelungen

Where the eye mixes gelungenen and gelungenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gelungenen and gelungenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
gelungenen
10 ch
gelungenes

Look-alike desk: gelungenen vs gelungenes

A purely visual mix-up. gelungenen ([ɡəˈlʊŋənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “gelungenen” becomes s in “gelungenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43026, 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]. 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 43026, this pair ranks #1,430,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gelungenen vs gelungenes

Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungenen": -. Private to "gelungenes": s.

"gelungenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "gelungenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelungeneneglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
  • gelungeneseglungenes · gellungenes · gelnugenes · gelugnenes · gelunegnes · gelungeens · gelungeness · gelungennes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gelungenen" for "gelungenes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlʊŋənən] versus [ɡəˈlʊŋənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gelungenen" or "gelungenes" show up more?
"gelungenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,812 in our German list, against #28,214 for "gelungenes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelungenen" 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 #1,430,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelungenen" 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 #1,430,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list