geführtevsgerührtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: geführte is a adjective, gerührt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geführte” is an adjective and “gerührt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,474
“geführte” frequency rank
#13,375
“gerührt” frequency rank
23849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geführte gerührt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rühren

Where the eye mixes geführte and gerührt

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

8 ch
geführte
7 ch
gerührt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geführte is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tə] while gerührt is [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23849, 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]. 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 23849, this pair ranks #1,855,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geführte vs gerührt

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

"geführte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "gerührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geführte" and "gerührt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geführte" is an adjective and "gerührt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geführte" or "gerührt"?
"geführte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,474 in our German list, against #13,375 for "gerührt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list