Which to use
“gefahren” is a verb and “Gefährte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,479
- “gefahren” frequency rank
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- 37828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefahren | Gefährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren | 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 gefahren and Gefährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefahren (CVCVCCVC) and Gefährte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gefahren with Gefährte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefahren is [ɡəˈfaːʁən] while Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefahren is recorded at frequency rank #1,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːʁən]. 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 37828, this pair ranks #1,580,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefahren vs Gefährte
Shared letters: efghr. Private to "gefahren": an. Private to "Gefährte": tä.
"gefahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahren ← egfahren · geafhren · gefahern · gefahhren · gefahrenn · gefahrne · gefahrren · gefarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefahren" for "Gefährte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefahren" or "Gefährte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gefahren" and "Gefährte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefahren" 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 #1,580,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefahren" and "Gefährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". 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 #1,580,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.