GefährtvsgeführteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Gefährt is a noun, geführte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gefährt” is a noun and “geführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,739
“Gefährt” frequency rank
#10,474
“geführte” frequency rank
38213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gefährt geführte
Definition jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gefährt and geführte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Gefährt
8 ch
geführte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährt is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t] while geführte is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38213, 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]. geführte is at rank #10,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə].

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 38213, this pair ranks #1,569,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gefährt vs geführte

Shared letters: efghrt. Private to "Gefährt": ä. Private to "geführte": ü.

"Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequency comparison

Gefährt#27,739
geführte#10,474

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gefährt" and "geführte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gefährt" is a noun and "geführte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gefährt" or "geführte"?
"geführte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,474 in our German list, against #27,739 for "Gefährt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Gefährt vs geführte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gefährt”; for an adjective, it's “geführte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gefährt” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list