gelingen
\ɡəˈlɪŋən\
The verdict
“gelingen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réussir
Corpus desk
Index FR-gelingen · gelingen · French
gelingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gelingen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡəˈlɪŋən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gelingen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gelingen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈlɪŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réussir".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gelingen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is gelingen, spelled G-E-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Réussir
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gelingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es gelingt dir alles.
Hoffentlich gelingt mir der Kuchen!
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.