Which to use
“geführte” and “gefüllte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,474
- “geführte” frequency rank
- #15,889
- “gefüllte” frequency rank
- 26363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführte | gefüllte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes geführte and gefüllte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geführte and gefüllte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses geführte with gefüllte
A purely visual mix-up. geführte ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]) and gefüllte ([ɡəˈfʏltə]) 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 26363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geführte is recorded at frequency rank #10,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]. gefüllte is at rank #15,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltə].
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 26363, this pair ranks #1,819,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geführte vs gefüllte
Shared letters: efgtü. Private to "geführte": hr. Private to "gefüllte": l.
"geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gefüllte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geführte" for "gefüllte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geführte" or "gefüllte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geführte" and "gefüllte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geführte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,819,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführte" and "gefüllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefüllte vs gewollte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,819,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.