Which to use
“geboren” and “gehörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,323
- “geboren” frequency rank
- #4,989
- “gehörten” frequency rank
- 6312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geboren | gehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die Welt gekommen als … | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes geboren and gehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses geboren with gehörten
A purely visual mix-up. geboren ([ɡəˈboːʁən]) and gehörten ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 6312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geboren is recorded at frequency rank #1,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːʁən]. gehörten is at rank #4,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 6312, this pair ranks #1,992,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geboren vs gehörten
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "geboren": bo. Private to "gehörten": htö.
"geboren" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geboren ← egboren · gbeoren · gebboren · geboern · geborenn · geborne · geborren · gebroen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geboren" and "gehörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geboren" or "gehörten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geboren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geboren" and "gehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörten vs gelobten". 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 #1,992,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.