Which to use
“gefühlten” and “geführten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,528
- “gefühlten” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 32727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefühlten | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes gefühlten and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefühlten and geführten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefühlten and geführten
A purely visual mix-up. gefühlten ([ɡəˈfyːltn̩]) 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 a single letter - l in “gefühlten” becomes r in “geführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefühlten is recorded at frequency rank #23,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltn̩]. 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 32727, this pair ranks #1,701,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefühlten vs geführten
Shared letters: efghntü. Private to "gefühlten": l. Private to "geführten": r.
"gefühlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefühlten" and "geführten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gefühlten" or "geführten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefühlten" and "geführten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlten" 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 #1,701,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefühlten" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährtin vs geführten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,701,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.