gelangen

[ɡəˈlaŋən]

/[ɡəˈlaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gelangen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,191
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ziel erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelangen · gelangen · German

gelangen · rank #3,191 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,191
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehts

Nearest frequency peer: gehts (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gelangen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gelangen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gelangen vs gelegen
75% similar
gelangen vs gelangt
75% similar
gelangen vs gelogen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gelangen
PropertyValue
Headwordgelangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈlaŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,191
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelangen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gelangenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gehts“ (#3,190), „Geschlecht“ (#3,192), „Gedanke“ (#3,189). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelangen“ bei #3,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gelangen (IPA [ɡəˈlaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,191 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelangen, with forms such as "eglangen", "gealngen", and "gelagnen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gelegen", "gelangt", "gelogen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gelangen, spelled G-E-L-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Ziel erreichen
  2. 2
    einen angestrebten Zustand erreichen
  3. 3
    veröffentlicht werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gelangen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach mehreren Stunden Aufstieg gelangten wir zur Schutzhütte.
  2. Und wie gelangen wir jetzt schnellstens an das Ziel unserer Wünsche?

Synonyms

erreichen

Antonyms

verfehlen

This word in other languages

reach(English)alcanzar(Español)atteindre(Français)chegar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglangen
  • gealngen
  • gelagnen
  • gelanegn
  • gelangenn
  • gelanggen
  • gelangne
  • gelanngen
  • gellangen
  • gelnagen
  • ggelangen
  • gleangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelangen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eglangen2gealngen2gelagnen2gelanegn2gelangenn1gelanggen1gelangne2gelanngen1
Edit distance from "gelangen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelangen"?
"gelangen" is spelled G-E-L-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlaŋən].
What does "gelangen" mean?
As a verb, "gelangen" means: ein Ziel erreichen
What words are commonly confused with "gelangen"?
"gelangen" is commonly confused with "gelegen", "gelangt", "gelogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelangen" is [ɡəˈlaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelangen" come from?
"gelangen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gelangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mischung#3,198Münchner#3,201beziehen#3,176Berichte#3,173

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

übernimmt12 variantsreagieren12 variantsdirekten12 variantsFraktion12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list