Which to use
“Gefährt” is a noun and “gerührt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,739
- “Gefährt” frequency rank
- #13,375
- “gerührt” frequency rank
- 41114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährt | gerührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rühren |
Where the eye mixes Gefährt and gerührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefährt and gerührt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefährt vs gerührt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährt is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t] while gerührt is [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41114, 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]. gerührt is at rank #13,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t].
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 41114, this pair ranks #1,488,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährt vs gerührt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "Gefährt": fä. Private to "gerührt": ü.
"Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gerührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährt" for "gerührt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gefährt" or "gerührt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,488,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährt" and "gerührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährt vs genähert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,488,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.