Which to use
“gefahrenen” is an adjective and “Gefährten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,167
- “gefahrenen” frequency rank
- #17,585
- “Gefährten” frequency rank
- 65752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefahrenen | Gefährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefahren | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gefährte |
Where the eye mixes gefahrenen and Gefährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefahrenen runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against Gefährten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefahrenen vs Gefährten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefahrenen is [ɡəˈfaːʁənən] while Gefährten is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefahrenen is recorded at frequency rank #48,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfaːʁənən]. Gefährten is at rank #17,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 65752, this pair ranks #596,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefahrenen vs Gefährten
Shared letters: efghnr. Private to "gefahrenen": a. Private to "Gefährten": tä.
"gefahrenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "Gefährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefahrenen ← egfahrenen · geafhrenen · gefahernen · gefahhrenen · gefahreenn · gefahrenenn · gefahrenne · gefahrennen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gefahrenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #596,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefahrenen" and "Gefährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahrenen vs gefrorenen". 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 #596,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.