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 eye mixes Gefährder and gefährdete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gefährder runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gefährdete's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gefährder vs gefährdete
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährder" for "gefährdete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährder" vs "gefährdete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährdete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #886,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährder" and "gefährdete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährder vs Gefährte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #886,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.