Which to use
“geahndet” and “gefährdet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,225
- “geahndet” frequency rank
- #4,349
- “gefährdet” frequency rank
- 23574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geahndet | gefährdet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ahnden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefährden |
Where the eye mixes geahndet and gefährdet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geahndet runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against gefährdet's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geahndet and gefährdet
A purely visual mix-up. geahndet ([ɡəˈʔaːndət]) and gefährdet ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geahndet is recorded at frequency rank #19,225, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaːndət]. gefährdet is at rank #4,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23574, this pair ranks #1,859,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geahndet vs gefährdet
Shared letters: deght. Private to "geahndet": an. Private to "gefährdet": frä.
"geahndet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "gefährdet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geahndet ← egahndet · gaehndet · geahdnet · geahhndet · geahnddet · geahndett · geahndte · geahnedt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geahndet" and "gefährdet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geahndet" or "gefährdet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geahndet" and "gefährdet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geahndet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährdet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geahndet" and "gefährdet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geahndet vs gerundet". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,859,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.