gelingt

[ɡəˈlɪŋt]

/[ɡəˈlɪŋt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gelingt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,123
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelingt · gelingt · German

gelingt · rank #3,123 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,123
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gegessen

Nearest frequency peer: gegessen (-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 „gelingt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelingt“ 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).

gelingt vs gering
71% similar
gelingt vs gewinnt
71% similar
gelingt vs geringe
71% similar

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

Key facts for gelingt
PropertyValue
Headwordgelingt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈlɪŋt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,123
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelingt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gelingtliegt 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: „gegessen“ (#3,122), „geraten“ (#3,124), „gegenseitig“ (#3,121). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelingt“ bei #3,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gelingt (IPA [ɡəˈlɪŋt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,123 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelingt, with forms such as "eglingt", "geilngt", and "gelignt". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gering", "gewinnt", "geringe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gelingt, spelled G-E-L-I-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglingt
  • geilngt
  • gelignt
  • gelinggt
  • gelingtt
  • gelinngt
  • gelintg
  • gellingt
  • gelnigt
  • ggelingt
  • gleingt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eglingt2geilngt2gelignt2gelinggt1gelingtt1gelinngt1gelintg2gellingt1
Edit distance from "gelingt"

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 "gelingt"?
"gelingt" is spelled G-E-L-I-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɪŋt].
What does "gelingt" mean?
As a verb, "gelingt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelingen
What words are commonly confused with "gelingt"?
"gelingt" is commonly confused with "gering", "gewinnt", "geringe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelingt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelingt" is [ɡəˈlɪŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelingt" come from?
"gelingt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

geraten#3,124Heilige#3,127Gabriel#3,118liefert#3,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gegessen11 variantsElemente11 variantsspenden11 variantsVorbild11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list