Which to use
“geführten” and “gefüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- #16,438
- “gefüllten” frequency rank
- 25637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführten | gefüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes geführten and gefüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geführten and gefüllten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geführten and gefüllten
A purely visual mix-up. geführten ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and gefüllten ([ɡəˈfʏltn̩]) 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 25637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geführten is recorded at frequency rank #9,199, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. gefüllten is at rank #16,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltn̩].
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 25637, this pair ranks #1,830,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geführten vs gefüllten
Shared letters: efgntü. Private to "geführten": hr. Private to "gefüllten": l.
"geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefüllten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geführten" and "gefüllten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geführten" or "gefüllten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geführten" and "gefüllten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geführten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführten" and "gefüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gefüllten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,830,244 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.