Gefährder vs Gefährte, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Gefährder” and “Gefährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,075
“Gefährder” frequency rank: #36,349
“Gefährte” frequency rank: 66424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Gefährder	Gefährte
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“	Person, die einer anderen Person durch Zuneigung oder Schicksal verbunden ist und mit der man viel Zeit verbringt, zum Beispiel auch, indem man gemeinsam etwas unternimmt

Where the eye mixes Gefährder and Gefährte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gefährder runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against Gefährte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch

Gefährder

8 ch

Gefährte

Look-alike desk: Gefährder vs Gefährte

A purely visual mix-up. Gefährder ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ]) and Gefährte ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66424, 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]. Gefährte is at rank #36,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə].

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 66424, this pair ranks #573,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gefährder vs Gefährte

Shared letters: efghrä. Private to "Gefährder": d. Private to "Gefährte": t.

"Gefährder" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gefährder" for "Gefährte" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dɐ] versus [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Gefährder" or "Gefährte"?

"Gefährder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,075 in our German list, against #36,349 for "Gefährte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "Gefährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #573,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Gefährder" and "Gefährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #573,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.