Which to use
“geführten” and “gewährten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- #35,806
- “gewährten” frequency rank
- 45005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geführten | gewährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes geführten and gewährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geführten and gewährten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geführten vs gewährten
A purely visual mix-up. geführten ([ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and gewährten ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 45005, 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]. gewährten is at rank #35,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 45005, this pair ranks #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geführten vs gewährten
Shared letters: eghnrt. Private to "geführten": fü. Private to "gewährten": wä.
"geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geführten" and "gewährten" 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 "gewährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geführten" and "gewährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährtin vs gewährten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.