geführtvsgerührtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geführt” and “gerührt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,197
“geführt” frequency rank
#13,375
“gerührt” frequency rank
14572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geführt gerührt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs führen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rühren

Where the eye mixes geführt and gerührt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geführt
7 ch
gerührt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. geführt ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t]) and gerührt ([ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]) 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 - f in “geführt” becomes r in “gerührt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14572, 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]. gerührt is at rank #13,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t].

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 14572, this pair ranks #1,950,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geführt vs gerührt

Shared letters: eghrtü. Private to "geführt": f. Private to "gerührt": -.

"geführt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gerührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geführt" and "gerührt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t] versus [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geführt" or "gerührt"?
"geführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,197 in our German list, against #13,375 for "gerührt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list