Which to use
“Gefährte” is a noun and “gewährt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- #5,492
- “gewährt” frequency rank
- 41841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährte | gewährt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes Gefährte and gewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gefährte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gewährt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gefährte vs gewährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə] while gewährt is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41841, 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]. gewährt is at rank #5,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t].
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 41841, this pair ranks #1,467,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährte vs gewährt
Shared letters: eghrtä. Private to "Gefährte": f. Private to "gewährt": w.
"Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährte" for "gewährt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gefährte" vs "gewährt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,467,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährte" and "gewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,467,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.