Which to use
“Gefährt” is a noun and “gezählt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,739
- “Gefährt” frequency rank
- #6,194
- “gezählt” frequency rank
- 33933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährt | gezählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zählen |
Where the eye mixes Gefährt and gezählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefährt and gezählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gefährt and gezählt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährt is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t] while gezählt is [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt]. 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 33933, 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]. gezählt is at rank #6,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt].
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 33933, this pair ranks #1,674,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährt vs gezählt
Shared letters: eghtä. Private to "Gefährt": fr. Private to "gezählt": lz.
"Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gezählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährt" for "gezählt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährt" vs "gezählt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährt" and "gezählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährt vs genähert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,674,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.