gelogen

[ɡəˈloːɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈloːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“gelogen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,204. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,204
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 lügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelogen · gelogen · German

gelogen · rank #9,204 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,204
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geistlichen

Nearest frequency peer: geistlichen (-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 „gelogen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelogen“ 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).

gelogen vs gelten
71% similar
gelogen vs gezogen
86% similar
gelogen vs genügen
71% similar

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

Key facts for gelogen
PropertyValue
Headwordgelogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈloːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,204
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelogen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gelogenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geistlichen“ (#9,203), „gesessen“ (#9,205), „geiler“ (#9,202). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelogen“ bei #9,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gelogen (IPA [ɡəˈloːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,204 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lügen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelogen, with forms such as "eglogen", "gelgoen", and "gellogen". 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", "gezogen", "genügen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gelogen, spelled G-E-L-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lügen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglogen
  • gelgoen
  • gellogen
  • geloegn
  • gelogenn
  • geloggen
  • gelogne
  • geolgen
  • ggelogen
  • gleogen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelogen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eglogen2gelgoen2gellogen1geloegn2gelogenn1geloggen1gelogne2geolgen2
Edit distance from "gelogen"

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 "gelogen"?
"gelogen" is spelled G-E-L-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈloːɡn̩].
What does "gelogen" mean?
As a verb, "gelogen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lügen
What words are commonly confused with "gelogen"?
"gelogen" is commonly confused with "gelten", "gezogen", "genügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelogen" is [ɡəˈloːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelogen" come from?
"gelogen" 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 "gelogen", 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