Which to use
“geführt” and “gekehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,197
- “geführt” frequency rank
- #21,267
- “gekehrt” frequency rank
- 22464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführt | gekehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs führen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes geführt and gekehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geführt and gekehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geführt and gekehrt
A purely visual mix-up. geführt ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t]) and gekehrt ([ɡəˈkeːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22464, 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]. gekehrt is at rank #21,267, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkeːɐ̯t].
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 22464, this pair ranks #1,873,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geführt vs gekehrt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geführt": fü. Private to "gekehrt": k.
"geführt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gekehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gekehrt ← egkehrt · geekhrt · gekehhrt · gekehrrt · gekehrtt · gekehtr · gekerht · gekhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geführt" for "gekehrt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geführt" or "gekehrt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gekehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführt" and "gekehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gekehrt". 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 #1,873,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.