Which to use
“gefühlte” and “geführte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- #10,474
- “geführte” frequency rank
- 26108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefühlte | geführte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes gefühlte and geführte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefühlte and geführte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefühlte and geführte
A purely visual mix-up. gefühlte ([ɡəˈfyːltə]) and geführte ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “gefühlte” becomes r in “geführte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefühlte is recorded at frequency rank #15,634, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltə]. 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 26108, this pair ranks #1,823,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefühlte vs geführte
Shared letters: efghtü. Private to "gefühlte": l. Private to "geführte": r.
"gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefühlte" for "geführte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefühlte" or "geführte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefühlte" and "geführte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefühlte" and "geführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefühlte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,823,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.