gelesen

[ɡəˈleːzn̩]

/[ɡəˈleːzn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“gelesen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,224
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelesen · gelesen · German

gelesen · rank #1,224 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,224
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesamte

Nearest frequency peer: gesamte (+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 „gelesen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelesen“ 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).

gelesen vs gelten
71% similar
gelesen vs Genese
57% similar
gelesen vs gesehen
71% similar

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

Key facts for gelesen
PropertyValue
Headwordgelesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈleːzn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,224
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelesen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gelesenliegt 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: „gesamte“ (#1,225), „folgende“ (#1,222), „gezeigt“ (#1,226). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelesen“ bei #1,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gelesen (IPA [ɡəˈleːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,224 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lesen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelesen, with forms such as "eglesen", "geelsen", and "geleesn". 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, "gelten", "Genese", "gesehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gelesen, spelled G-E-L-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lesen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglesen
  • geelsen
  • geleesn
  • gelesenn
  • gelesne
  • gelessen
  • gellesen
  • gelseen
  • ggelesen
  • gleesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eglesen2geelsen2geleesn2gelesenn1gelesne2gelessen1gellesen1gelseen2
Edit distance from "gelesen"

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 "gelesen"?
"gelesen" is spelled G-E-L-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːzn̩].
What does "gelesen" mean?
As a verb, "gelesen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lesen
What words are commonly confused with "gelesen"?
"gelesen" is commonly confused with "gelten", "Genese", "gesehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelesen" is [ɡəˈleːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelesen" come from?
"gelesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list