Which to use
“genügen” and “gerungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- #43,214
- “gerungen” frequency rank
- 53693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügen | gerungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen |
Where the eye mixes genügen and gerungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. genügen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gerungen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: genügen vs gerungen
A purely visual mix-up. genügen ([ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]) and gerungen ([ɡəˈʁʊŋən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügen is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. gerungen is at rank #43,214, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʊŋən].
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 53693, this pair ranks #1,048,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of genügen vs gerungen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genügen": ü. Private to "gerungen": ru.
"genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gerungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerungen ← egrungen · gernugen · gerrungen · gerugnen · gerunegn · gerungenn · gerunggen · gerungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "genügen" and "gerungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "genügen" or "gerungen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genügen" and "gerungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,048,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genügen" and "gerungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gerungen". 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 #1,048,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.