Which to use
“gefährden” is a verb and “gefahrenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #48,167
- “gefahrenen” frequency rank
- 55778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | gefahrenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefahren |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and gefahrenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefährden runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gefahrenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefährden vs gefahrenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefährden is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩] while gefahrenen is [ɡəˈfaːʁənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55778, 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]. gefahrenen is at rank #48,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːʁənən].
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 55778, this pair ranks #966,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs gefahrenen
Shared letters: efghnr. Private to "gefährden": dä. Private to "gefahrenen": a.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefahrenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahrenen ← egfahrenen · geafhrenen · gefahernen · gefahhrenen · gefahreenn · gefahrenenn · gefahrenne · gefahrennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefährden" and "gefahrenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefährden" or "gefahrenen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefährden" and "gefahrenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefahrenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #966,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "gefahrenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahrenen vs gefrorenen". 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 #966,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.