Which to use
“Gefährder” is a noun and “gefährdete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,075
- “Gefährder” frequency rank
- #27,738
- “gefährdete” frequency rank
- 57813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährder | gefährdete |
|---|---|---|
| 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“ | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gefährder and gefährdete apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährder is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ] while gefährdete is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57813, 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]. gefährdete is at rank #27,738, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə].
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 57813, this pair ranks #886,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährder vs gefährdete
Shared letters: defghrä. Private to "Gefährder": -. Private to "gefährdete": t.
"Gefährder" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefährdete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Gefährder vs gefährdete
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gefährder”; for an adjective, it's “gefährdete”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gefährder” entry
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