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.
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