Gefährte
\ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə\
The verdict
“Gefährte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compagnon, camarade, partenaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gefahrte · Gefährte · French
Gefährte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gefährte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Gefährte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compagnon, camarade, partenaire.".
Gefährte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Gefährte, spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Compagnon, camarade, partenaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gefährte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sankara, der sich selbst 1983 an die Macht im damaligen Obervolta geputscht hatte, und zwölf Gefährten wurden während einer Sitzung am 15. Oktober 1987 in Ouagadougou erschossen.
Papageien in menschlicher Obhut fühlen sich häufig einsam. (...) Ein einziger Gefährte könne nicht die Schwärme ersetzen, in denen die Vögel in freier Wildbahn leben(, erklärt die Wissenschaftlerin).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.