Which to use
“gefährden” is a verb and “Gefährtin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #39,373
- “Gefährtin” frequency rank
- 46984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | Gefährtin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | weibliche Person, die einer anderen Person durch Zuneigung oder Schicksal verbunden ist |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and Gefährtin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefährden and Gefährtin 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 Gefährtin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefährden is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩] while Gefährtin is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46984, 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]. Gefährtin is at rank #39,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tɪn].
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 46984, this pair ranks #1,300,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs Gefährtin
Shared letters: efghnrä. Private to "gefährden": d. Private to "Gefährtin": it.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gefährtin" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefährden" for "Gefährtin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefährden" vs "Gefährtin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Gefährtin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,300,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "Gefährtin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs Gefährtin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,300,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.