Which to use
“gefährden” is a verb and “geführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “gefährden” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 16810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährden | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gefahr bringen oder überlassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes gefährden and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefährden and geführten 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 geführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefährden is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dn̩] while geführten is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16810, 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]. geführten is at rank #9,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 16810, this pair ranks #1,932,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefährden vs geführten
Shared letters: efghnr. Private to "gefährden": dä. Private to "geführten": tü.
"gefährden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefährden" and "geführten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gefährden" or "geführten" show up more?
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 "geführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährden" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefährden vs gefahrenen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,932,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.