Which to use
“geführt” and “gewehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,197
- “geführt” frequency rank
- #20,604
- “gewehrt” frequency rank
- 21801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführt | gewehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs führen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes geführt and gewehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geführt and gewehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geführt vs gewehrt
A purely visual mix-up. geführt ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯t]) and gewehrt ([ɡəˈveːɐ̯t]) 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 21801, 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]. gewehrt is at rank #20,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈveːɐ̯t].
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 21801, this pair ranks #1,881,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geführt vs gewehrt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geführt": fü. Private to "gewehrt": w.
"geführt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewehrt ← egwehrt · geewhrt · gewehhrt · gewehrrt · gewehrtt · gewehtr · gewerht · gewhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geführt" and "gewehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geführt" or "gewehrt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführt" and "gewehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gewehrt". 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 #1,881,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.