Which to use
“gefahren” is a verb and “Gefährtin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,479
- “gefahren” frequency rank
- #39,373
- “Gefährtin” frequency rank
- 40852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefahren | Gefährtin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren | weibliche Person, die einer anderen Person durch Zuneigung oder Schicksal verbunden ist |
Where the eye mixes gefahren and Gefährtin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefahren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gefährtin's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefahren vs Gefährtin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefahren is [ɡəˈfaːʁən] while Gefährtin is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40852, 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]. Gefährtin is at rank #39,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tɪn].
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 40852, this pair ranks #1,496,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefahren vs Gefährtin
Shared letters: efghnr. Private to "gefahren": a. Private to "Gefährtin": itä.
"gefahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gefährtin" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahren ← egfahren · geafhren · gefahern · gefahhren · gefahrenn · gefahrne · gefahrren · gefarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefahren" and "Gefährtin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefahren" or "Gefährtin" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefahren" and "Gefährtin" 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 "Gefährtin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,496,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefahren" and "Gefährtin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs Gefährtin". 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 #1,496,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.