Which to use
“Gefährte” is a noun and “geführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 45548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährte | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes Gefährte and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gefährte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against geführten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gefährte with geführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə] while geführten is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 45548, 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]. geführten is at rank #9,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 45548, this pair ranks #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährte vs geführten
Shared letters: efghrt. Private to "Gefährte": ä. Private to "geführten": nü.
"Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährte" for "geführten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährte" vs "geführten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährte" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.