Which to use
“genügen” and “gerufen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- #3,816
- “gerufen” frequency rank
- 14295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügen | gerufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rufen |
Where the eye mixes genügen and gerufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. genügen and gerufen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses genügen with gerufen
A purely visual mix-up. genügen ([ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]) and gerufen ([ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]) 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 14295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügen is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. gerufen is at rank #3,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁuːfn̩].
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 14295, this pair ranks #1,952,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genügen vs gerufen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genügen": ü. Private to "gerufen": fru.
"genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gerufen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerufen ← egrufen · gerfuen · gerrufen · geruefn · gerufenn · geruffen · gerufne · geurfen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genügen" for "gerufen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "genügen" vs "gerufen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "genügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genügen" and "gerufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genügen vs gerungen". 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 #1,952,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.