Which to use
“Gefährder” is a noun and “gefährdet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,075
- “Gefährder” frequency rank
- #4,349
- “gefährdet” frequency rank
- 34424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährder | gefährdet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die für andere zur Gefahr werden kann, bei der ein Verdacht besteht, dass sie eine Straftat begeht; „Person, bei der bestimmte Tatsachen die Annahme rechtfertigen, dass sie politisch motivierte Straftaten von erheblicher Bedeutung, insbesondere solche im Sinne des § 100a der Strafprozessordnung (StPO), begehen wird“ | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefährden |
Where the eye mixes Gefährder and gefährdet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gefährder and gefährdet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefährder vs gefährdet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährder is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ] while gefährdet is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Gefährder” becomes t in “gefährdet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefährder is recorded at frequency rank #30,075, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ]. 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 34424, this pair ranks #1,663,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährder vs gefährdet
Shared letters: defghrä. Private to "Gefährder": -. Private to "gefährdet": t.
"Gefährder" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefährdet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährder" for "gefährdet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährder" vs "gefährdet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährder" 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 #1,663,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährder" and "gefährdet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährder vs Gefährte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,663,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.