Which to use
“gefühlte” and “geführten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 24833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefühlte | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes gefühlte and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefühlte 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.
Look-alike desk: gefühlte vs geführten
A purely visual mix-up. gefühlte ([ɡəˈfyːltə]) and geführten ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24833, 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]. 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 24833, this pair ranks #1,842,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefühlte vs geführten
Shared letters: efghtü. Private to "gefühlte": l. Private to "geführten": nr.
"gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefühlte" and "geführten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gefühlte" or "geführten"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlte" 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 #1,842,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefühlte" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefühlte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,842,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.