Which to use
“gefährden” is a verb and “Gefährder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #30,075
- “Gefährder” frequency rank
- 37686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | Gefährder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | Person, die für andere zur Gefahr werden kann, bei der ein Verdacht besteht, dass sie eine Straftat begeht; „Person, bei der bestimmte Tatsachen die Annahme rechtfertigen, dass sie politisch motivierte Straftaten von erheblicher Bedeutung, insbesondere solche im Sinne des § 100a der Strafprozessordnung (StPO), begehen wird“ |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and Gefährder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefährden and Gefährder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefährden vs Gefährder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefährden is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩] while Gefährder is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “gefährden” becomes r in “Gefährder”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefährden is recorded at frequency rank #7,611, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩]. Gefährder is at rank #30,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ].
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 37686, this pair ranks #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs Gefährder
Shared letters: defghrä. Private to "gefährden": n. Private to "Gefährder": -.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gefährder" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefährden" and "Gefährder" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gefährden" or "Gefährder" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "Gefährder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährder vs Gefährte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.