Which to use
“gebohrt” and “gehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,884
- “gebohrt” frequency rank
- #317
- “gehört” frequency rank
- 27201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebohrt | gehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bohren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes gebohrt and gehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebohrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gehört's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebohrt vs gehört
A purely visual mix-up. gebohrt ([ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]) and gehört ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebohrt is recorded at frequency rank #26,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]. gehört is at rank #317, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 27201, this pair ranks #1,805,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebohrt vs gehört
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gebohrt": bo. Private to "gehört": ö.
"gebohrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebohrt ← egbohrt · gbeohrt · gebbohrt · gebhort · gebohhrt · gebohrrt · gebohrtt · gebohtr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebohrt" for "gehört" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebohrt" vs "gehört" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebohrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,805,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebohrt" and "gehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebohrt 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 #1,805,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.