geehrtevsgeführteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geehrte” and “geführte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,366
“geehrte” frequency rank
#10,474
“geführte” frequency rank
25840
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geehrte geführte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt

Where the eye mixes geehrte and geführte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geehrte
8 ch
geführte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. geehrte ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and geführte ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]) 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 25840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geehrte is recorded at frequency rank #15,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə]. geführte is at rank #10,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə].

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 25840, this pair ranks #1,827,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geehrte vs geführte

Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrte": -. Private to "geführte": .

"geehrte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV  ·  "geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geehrteegehrte · geehhrte · geehret · geehrrte · geehrtte · geehtre · geerhte · geherte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geehrte" and "geführte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə] versus [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geehrte" or "geführte"?
"geführte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,474 in our German list, against #15,366 for "geehrte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list