gelingen

[ɡəˈlɪŋən]

/[ɡəˈlɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gelingen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,836
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas erfolgreich zu Ende bringen, erfolgreich zustande kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelingen · gelingen · German

gelingen · rank #5,836 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,836
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gattung

Nearest frequency peer: Gattung (-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 „gelingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelingen“ 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).

gelingen vs gingen
75% similar
gelingen vs gelingt
75% similar
gelingen vs geringe
75% similar

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

Key facts for gelingen
PropertyValue
Headwordgelingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈlɪŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,836
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelingen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gattung“ (#5,835), „genügt“ (#5,837), „Fürst“ (#5,834). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelingen“ bei #5,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gelingen (IPA [ɡəˈlɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,836 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas erfolgreich zu Ende bringen, erfolgreich zustande kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelingen, with forms such as "eglingen", "geilngen", and "gelignen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gingen", "gelingt", "geringe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gelingen, spelled G-E-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas erfolgreich zu Ende bringen, erfolgreich zustande kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wider Erwarten gelang es uns, rechtzeitig den Bahnhof zu erreichen.
  2. Diesmal ist mir die Kirschtorte aber richtig gut gelungen.

Synonyms

geratenglückenklappen

Antonyms

misslingen

This word in other languages

work(English)marcher(Français)conseguir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglingen
  • geilngen
  • gelignen
  • gelinegn
  • gelingenn
  • gelinggen
  • gelingne
  • gelinngen
  • gellingen
  • gelnigen
  • ggelingen
  • gleingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelingen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eglingen2geilngen2gelignen2gelinegn2gelingenn1gelinggen1gelingne2gelinngen1
Edit distance from "gelingen"

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 "gelingen"?
"gelingen" is spelled G-E-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɪŋən].
What does "gelingen" mean?
As a verb, "gelingen" means: etwas erfolgreich zu Ende bringen, erfolgreich zustande kommen
What words are commonly confused with "gelingen"?
"gelingen" is commonly confused with "gingen", "gelingt", "geringe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelingen" is [ɡəˈlɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelingen" come from?
"gelingen" 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 "gelingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gesteckt#5,839Feedback#5,827Diktatur#5,816jegliche#5,857

Similar misspelling depth

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

Italiener12 variantsSchwert12 variantsTagebuch12 variantszustimmen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list