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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.
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
- gelungenen ← eglungenen · gellungenen · gelnugenen · gelugnenen · gelunegnen · gelungeenn · gelungenenn · gelungennen
- gelungenes ← eglungenes · gellungenes · gelnugenes · gelugnenes · gelunegnes · gelungeens · gelungeness · gelungennes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- 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.