Which to use
“Gefahr” and “Gefährt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #990
- “Gefahr” frequency rank
- #27,739
- “Gefährt” frequency rank
- 28729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefahr | Gefährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Möglichkeit, dass Schaden oder eine Verletzung entsteht | jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann |
Where the eye mixes Gefahr and Gefährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gefahr vs Gefährt
A purely visual mix-up. Gefahr ([ɡəˈfaːɐ̯]) and Gefährt ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]) 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 28729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefahr is recorded at frequency rank #990, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːɐ̯]. Gefährt is at rank #27,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t].
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 28729, this pair ranks #1,779,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefahr vs Gefährt
Shared letters: efghr. Private to "Gefahr": a. Private to "Gefährt": tä.
"Gefahr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gefahr ← egfahr · geafhr · gefahhr · gefahrr · gefarh · geffahr · gefhar · gfeahr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefahr" for "Gefährt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gefahr" or "Gefährt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefahr" and "Gefährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährt vs genähert". 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 #1,779,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.