Which to use
“gesellig” and “geselligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,220
- “gesellig” frequency rank
- #33,083
- “geselligen” frequency rank
- 76303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesellig | geselligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in netter Gesellschaft | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig |
Where the eye mixes gesellig and geselligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gesellig with geselligen
A purely visual mix-up. gesellig ([ɡəˈzɛlɪç]) and geselligen ([ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesellig” sits inside “geselligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesellig is recorded at frequency rank #43,220, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlɪç]. geselligen is at rank #33,083, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩].
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 76303, this pair ranks #287,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gesellig vs geselligen
Shared letters: egils. Private to "gesellig": -. Private to "geselligen": n.
"gesellig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geselligen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesellig ← egsellig · geesllig · geselig · geselilg · gesellgi · geselligg · geslelig · gessellig
- geselligen ← egselligen · geeslligen · geseligen · geselilgen · gesellgien · geselliegn · geselligenn · geselliggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesellig" and "geselligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesellig" or "geselligen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesellig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geselligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesellig" and "geselligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesell vs gesellig". 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 #287,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.