Which to use
“Gefährte” is a noun and “gefühlte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- 51983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährte | gefühlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt |
Where the eye mixes Gefährte and gefühlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gefährte and gefühlte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gefährte and gefühlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə] while gefühlte is [ɡəˈfyːltə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefährte is recorded at frequency rank #36,349, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə]. gefühlte is at rank #15,634, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltə].
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 51983, this pair ranks #1,114,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährte vs gefühlte
Shared letters: efght. Private to "Gefährte": rä. Private to "gefühlte": lü.
"Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährte" for "gefühlte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährte" vs "gefühlte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefährte" and "gefühlte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährte" and "gefühlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,114,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.