gefahren

[ɡəˈfaːʁən]

/[ɡəˈfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gefahren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,479
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefahren · gefahren · German

gefahren · rank #1,479 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,479
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fühlt

Nearest frequency peer: fühlt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gefahren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gefahren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gefahren vs Gefährt
50% similar
gefahren vs gefallen
75% similar
gefahren vs gefangen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gefahren
PropertyValue
Headwordgefahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfaːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,479
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefahren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gefahrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fühlt“ (#1,478), „geschehen“ (#1,480), „Feuer“ (#1,477). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefahren“ bei #1,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gefahren (IPA [ɡəˈfaːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,479 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefahren, with forms such as "egfahren", "geafhren", and "gefahern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gefährt", "gefallen", "gefangen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gefahren, spelled G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfahren
  • geafhren
  • gefahern
  • gefahhren
  • gefahrenn
  • gefahrne
  • gefahrren
  • gefarhen
  • geffahren
  • gefharen
  • gfeahren
  • ggefahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gefahren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egfahren2geafhren2gefahern2gefahhren1gefahrenn1gefahrne2gefahrren1gefarhen2
Edit distance from "gefahren"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefahren"?
"gefahren" is spelled G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfaːʁən].
What does "gefahren" mean?
As a verb, "gefahren" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fahren
What words are commonly confused with "gefahren"?
"gefahren" is commonly confused with "Gefährt", "gefallen", "gefangen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefahren" is [ɡəˈfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefahren" come from?
"gefahren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gefahren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hingegen#1,483Eindruck#1,473bezahlen#1,469wünschen#1,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

zugleich12 variantsbestimmte12 variantsweltweit12 variantsUmgebung12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list