Which to use
“Gefährder” is a noun and “gefahren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,075
- “Gefährder” frequency rank
- #1,479
- “gefahren” frequency rank
- 31554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährder | gefahren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 fahren |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gefährder and gefahren apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Gefährder and gefahren form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31554, 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]. gefahren is at rank #1,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːʁən].
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 31554, this pair ranks #1,725,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gefährder" and "gefahren" be used interchangeably?
Remembering Gefährder vs gefahren
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gefährder”; for a verb, it's “gefahren”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gefährder” entry
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