Which to use
“Gebühr” is a noun and “geführt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,718
- “Gebühr” frequency rank
- #1,197
- “geführt” frequency rank
- 9915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebühr | geführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Geldsumme, die für eine Dienstleistung oder die Benutzung einer Sache zu entrichten ist; das Zugebühren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes Gebühr and geführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gebühr vs geführt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebühr is [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯] while geführt is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebühr is recorded at frequency rank #8,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯]. geführt is at rank #1,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t].
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 9915, this pair ranks #1,977,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebühr vs geführt
Shared letters: eghrü. Private to "Gebühr": b. Private to "geführt": ft.
"Gebühr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "geführt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebühr" and "geführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gebühr" or "geführt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebühr" and "geführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebühr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebühr" and "geführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebar vs Gebühr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,977,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.