Which to use
“gefegt” is a verb and “Gefüge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,899
- “gefegt” frequency rank
- #29,592
- “Gefüge” frequency rank
- 73491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefegt | Gefüge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fegen | Gebilde und die Art und Weise, wie es zusammenhängt |
Where the eye mixes gefegt and Gefüge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gefegt (CVCVCC) and Gefüge (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gefegt and Gefüge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefegt is [ɡəˈfeːkt] while Gefüge is [ɡəˈfyːɡə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefegt is recorded at frequency rank #43,899, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfeːkt]. Gefüge is at rank #29,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɡə].
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 73491, this pair ranks #358,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gefegt vs Gefüge
Shared letters: efg. Private to "gefegt": t. Private to "Gefüge": ü.
"gefegt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gefüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefegt ← egfegt · geefgt · gefeggt · gefegtt · gefetg · geffegt · gefget · gfeegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefegt" and "Gefüge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefegt" or "Gefüge" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefegt" and "Gefüge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefegt" and "Gefüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefegt vs gefeit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #358,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.