Which to use
“gefährden” and “gefährdet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #4,349
- “gefährdet” frequency rank
- 11960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | gefährdet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefährden |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and gefährdet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefährden and gefährdet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefährden and gefährdet
A purely visual mix-up. gefährden ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩]) and gefährdet ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət]) 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 a single letter - n in “gefährden” becomes t in “gefährdet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11960, 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]. gefährdet is at rank #4,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət].
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 11960, this pair ranks #1,966,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs gefährdet
Shared letters: defghrä. Private to "gefährden": n. Private to "gefährdet": t.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefährdet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefährden" and "gefährdet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefährden" or "gefährdet" 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 "gefährdet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "gefährdet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefährden vs gefahrenen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,966,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.