Which to use
“gefährdet” and “gefahren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,349
- “gefährdet” frequency rank
- #1,479
- “gefahren” frequency rank
- 5828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefährdet | gefahren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefährden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren |
Where the eye mixes gefährdet and gefahren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gefährdet vs gefahren
A purely visual mix-up. gefährdet ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət]) and gefahren ([ɡəˈfaːʁən]) 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 5828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefährdet is recorded at frequency rank #4,349, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dət]. 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 5828, this pair ranks #1,993,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefährdet vs gefahren
Shared letters: efghr. Private to "gefährdet": dtä. Private to "gefahren": an.
"gefährdet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahren ← egfahren · geafhren · gefahern · gefahhren · gefahrenn · gefahrne · gefahrren · gefarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefährdet" for "gefahren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefährdet" vs "gefahren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefährdet" and "gefahren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefährdet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefahren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefährdet" and "gefahren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahren vs gefahrenen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,993,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.