Which to use
“Gefährdung” and “Gewährung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,724
- “Gefährdung” frequency rank
- #24,366
- “Gewährung” frequency rank
- 34090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährdung | Gewährung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gefährlicher Umstand, der sich negativ auf etwas/jemanden auswirken kann | Aktion, die etwas erlaubt, einräumt, etwas zur Verfügung stellt |
Where the eye mixes Gefährdung and Gewährung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gefährdung runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCC) against Gewährung's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gefährdung vs Gewährung
A purely visual mix-up. Gefährdung ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dʊŋ]) and Gewährung ([ɡəˈvɛːʁʊŋ]) 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 34090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefährdung is recorded at frequency rank #9,724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dʊŋ]. Gewährung is at rank #24,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːʁʊŋ].
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 34090, this pair ranks #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährdung vs Gewährung
Shared letters: eghnruä. Private to "Gefährdung": df. Private to "Gewährung": w.
"Gefährdung" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC · "Gewährung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefährdung" and "Gewährung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gefährdung" or "Gewährung" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährdung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewährung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährdung" and "Gewährung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewährung vs Gewöhnung". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.