Which to use
“gelungener” and “gelungenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,932
- “gelungener” frequency rank
- #28,214
- “gelungenes” frequency rank
- 49146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelungener | gelungenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ 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 gelungener and gelungenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gelungener and gelungenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelungener and gelungenes
A purely visual mix-up. gelungener ([ɡəˈlʊŋənɐ]) 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 - r in “gelungener” becomes s in “gelungenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelungener is recorded at frequency rank #20,932, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊŋənɐ]. 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 49146, this pair ranks #1,222,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelungener vs gelungenes
Shared letters: eglnu. Private to "gelungener": r. Private to "gelungenes": s.
"gelungener" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "gelungenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelungener ← eglungener · gellungener · gelnugener · gelugnener · gelunegner · gelungeenr · gelungenerr · gelungenner
- gelungenes ← eglungenes · gellungenes · gelnugenes · gelugnenes · gelunegnes · gelungeens · gelungeness · gelungennes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelungener" and "gelungenes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gelungener" or "gelungenes"?
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 "gelungener" 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 #1,222,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelungener" 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 #1,222,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.