Polyglot Dictionary

gelungen

/ɡəˈlʊŋən/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Meaning

  1. successful

    • Das war eine gelungene Überraschung.

      That was a successful surprise.

Similar words

erfolgreich

gelungen describes a single specific thing that turned out well, like a gelungen party or dish; erfolgreich describes ongoing or overall success, like an erfolgreich career.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

exitoso

exitoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "successful."

Practice

1 What does gelungen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches gelungen?

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