geführtvsgeführteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: geführt is a verb, geführte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geführt” is a verb and “geführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,197
“geführt” frequency rank
#10,474
“geführte” frequency rank
11671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geführt geführte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs führen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt

Where the eye mixes geführt and geführte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geführt
8 ch
geführte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geführt is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t] while geführte is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geführt” sits inside “geführte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geführt is recorded at frequency rank #1,197, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t]. 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 11671, this pair ranks #1,968,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geführt vs geführte

Shared letters: efghrtü. Private to "geführt": -. Private to "geführte": -.

"geführt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geführt" and "geführte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geführt" is a verb and "geführte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geführt" or "geführte"?
"geführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,197 in our German list, against #10,474 for "geführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list