Which to use
“geführte” and “gelehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,474
- “geführte” frequency rank
- #19,921
- “gelehrte” frequency rank
- 30395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführte | gelehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt |
Where the eye mixes geführte and gelehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geführte and gelehrte 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 gelehrte
A purely visual mix-up. geführte ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə]) and gelehrte ([ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]) 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 30395, 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]. gelehrte is at rank #19,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə].
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 30395, this pair ranks #1,748,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geführte vs gelehrte
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geführte": fü. Private to "gelehrte": l.
"geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gelehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelehrte ← eglehrte · geelhrte · gelehhrte · gelehret · gelehrrte · gelehrtte · gelehtre · gelerhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geführte" for "gelehrte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geführte" or "gelehrte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geführte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführte" and "gelehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelehnt vs gelehrte". 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 #1,748,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.