Which to use
“Gefährte” is a noun and “gewährte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,349
- “Gefährte” frequency rank
- #17,014
- “gewährte” frequency rank
- 53363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefährte | gewährte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes Gefährte and gewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gefährte and gewährte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefährte vs gewährte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefährte is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə] while gewährte is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “Gefährte” becomes w in “gewährte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53363, 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]. gewährte is at rank #17,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 53363, this pair ranks #1,060,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefährte vs gewährte
Shared letters: eghrtä. Private to "Gefährte": f. Private to "gewährte": w.
"Gefährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefährte" for "gewährte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gefährte" or "gewährte"?
What to do next
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 "gewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,060,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefährte" and "gewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,060,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.