Which to use
“Gefährt” and “Gefährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,739
- “Gefährt” frequency rank
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- 64088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährt | Gefährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann | 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 Gefährt and Gefährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gefährt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against Gefährte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gefährt with Gefährte
A purely visual mix-up. Gefährt ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]) and Gefährte ([ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Gefährt” sits inside “Gefährte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefährt is recorded at frequency rank #27,739, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]. 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 64088, this pair ranks #653,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährt vs Gefährte
Shared letters: efghrtä. Private to "Gefährt": -. Private to "Gefährte": -.
"Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährt" for "Gefährte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gefährt" or "Gefährte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefährt" and "Gefährte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährt" 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 #653,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährt" and "Gefährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #653,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.