genährtvsgepaartTell them apart

Which to use

“genährt” and “gepaart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,190
“genährt” frequency rank
#15,103
“gepaart” frequency rank
56293
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature genährt gepaart
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nähren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs paaren

Where the eye mixes genährt and gepaart

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. genährt (CVCVCCC) and gepaart (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
genährt
7 ch
gepaart

Visual trap between genährt and gepaart

A purely visual mix-up. genährt ([ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t]) and gepaart ([ɡəˈpaːɐ̯t]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

genährt is recorded at frequency rank #41,190, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t]. gepaart is at rank #15,103, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpaːɐ̯t].

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 56293, this pair ranks #945,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of genährt vs gepaart

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "genährt": hnä. Private to "gepaart": ap.

"genährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gepaart" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gepaart ← egpaart · geapart · gepaarrt · gepaartt · gepaatr · geparat · gepart · geppaart

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "genährt" and "gepaart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t] versus [ɡəˈpaːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "genährt" vs "gepaart" - which ranks higher?
"gepaart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,103 in our German list, against #41,190 for "genährt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "genährt" and "gepaart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "genährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gepaart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #945,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "genährt" and "gepaart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genähert vs genährt". 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 #945,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list