Gefährt

[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]

/[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gefährt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,739
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefahrt · Gefährt · German

Gefährt · rank #27,739 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,739
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefährdete

Nearest frequency peer: gefährdete (-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 „Gefährt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gefährt“ 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).

Gefährt vs genäht
57% similar
Gefährt vs Gewähr
71% similar
Gefährt vs gemäht
57% similar

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

Key facts for Gefährt
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefährt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,739
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gefährt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gefährtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefährdete“ (#27,738), „Gehalts“ (#27,740), „Gedenktag“ (#27,737). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefährt“ bei #27,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Gefährt (IPA [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,739 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefährt, with forms such as "egfährt", "geffährt", and "gefhärt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "genäht", "Gewähr", "gemäht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gefährt, spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gefährt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Landstraße kam uns ein seltsames Gefährt entgegen.
  2. „Zunächst gondelte das Gefährt zur Freude seiner Piloten in 75 Meter Höhe sanft über das Eismeer hinweg.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfährt
  • geffährt
  • gefhärt
  • gefähhrt
  • gefährrt
  • gefährtt
  • gefähtr
  • gefärht
  • geäfhrt
  • gfeährt
  • ggefährt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gefährt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egfährt2geffährt1gefhärt2gefähhrt1gefährrt1gefährtt1gefähtr2gefärht2
Edit distance from "Gefährt"

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 "Gefährt"?
"Gefährt" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t].
What does "Gefährt" mean?
As a noun, "Gefährt" means: jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann
What words are commonly confused with "Gefährt"?
"Gefährt" is commonly confused with "genäht", "Gewähr", "gemäht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gefährt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefährt" is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefährt" come from?
"Gefährt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list