Which to use
“Gebühren” is a noun and “geführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,433
- “Gebühren” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 13632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebühren | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gebühr | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes Gebühren and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gebühren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against geführten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gebühren and geführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebühren is [ɡəˈbyːʁən] while geführten is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebühren is recorded at frequency rank #4,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːʁən]. geführten is at rank #9,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 13632, this pair ranks #1,956,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebühren vs geführten
Shared letters: eghnrü. Private to "Gebühren": b. Private to "geführten": ft.
"Gebühren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gebühren" and "geführten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Gebühren" vs "geführten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebühren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebühren" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährtin vs geführten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,956,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.