Which to use
“gefährden” is a verb and “Gefährten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #17,585
- “Gefährten” frequency rank
- 25196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | Gefährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gefährte |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and Gefährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefährden and Gefährten 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 Gefährten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefährden is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩] while Gefährten is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “gefährden” becomes t in “Gefährten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25196, 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]. Gefährten is at rank #17,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 25196, this pair ranks #1,836,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs Gefährten
Shared letters: efghnrä. Private to "gefährden": d. Private to "Gefährten": t.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gefährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefährden" for "Gefährten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefährden" vs "Gefährten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,836,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "Gefährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahrenen vs Gefährten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,836,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.