Which to use
“gefahren” is a verb and “geführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,479
- “gefahren” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 10678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefahren | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes gefahren and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefahren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against geführten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefahren and geführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefahren is [ɡəˈfaːʁən] while geführten is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10678, 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]. geführten is at rank #9,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 10678, this pair ranks #1,973,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefahren vs geführten
Shared letters: efghnr. Private to "gefahren": a. Private to "geführten": tü.
"gefahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahren ← egfahren · geafhren · gefahern · gefahhren · gefahrenn · gefahrne · gefahrren · gefarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefahren" and "geführten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gefahren" or "geführten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefahren" and "geführten" 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 #1,973,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.