Which to use
“Gefahr” and “Gefährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #990
- “Gefahr” frequency rank
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- 37339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefahr | Gefährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Möglichkeit, dass Schaden oder eine Verletzung entsteht | Person, die einer anderen Person durch Zuneigung oder Schicksal verbunden ist und mit der man viel Zeit verbringt, zum Beispiel auch, indem man gemeinsam etwas unternimmt |
Where the eye mixes Gefahr and Gefährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefahr runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Gefährte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gefahr with Gefährte
A purely visual mix-up. Gefahr ([ɡəˈfaːɐ̯]) and Gefährte ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefahr is recorded at frequency rank #990, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːɐ̯]. Gefährte is at rank #36,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə].
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 37339, this pair ranks #1,592,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefahr vs Gefährte
Shared letters: efghr. Private to "Gefahr": a. Private to "Gefährte": tä.
"Gefahr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gefahr ← egfahr · geafhr · gefahhr · gefahrr · gefarh · geffahr · gefhar · gfeahr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gefahr" and "Gefährte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Gefahr" vs "Gefährte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefahr" and "Gefährte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,592,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefahr" and "Gefährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". 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 #1,592,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.