Which to use
“Gefährte” is a noun and “geführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- #10,474
- “geführte” frequency rank
- 46823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährte | geführte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 geführt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gefährte and geführte apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə] while geführte is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ä in “Gefährte” becomes ü in “geführte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46823, 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]. 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 46823, this pair ranks #1,305,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährte vs geführte
Shared letters: efghrt. Private to "Gefährte": ä. Private to "geführte": ü.
"Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gefährte" and "geführte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gefährte" or "geführte"?
Remembering Gefährte vs geführte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gefährte”; for an adjective, it's “geführte”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gefährte” entry
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