Which to use
“geborgen” and “gehörigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,366
- “geborgen” frequency rank
- #20,595
- “gehörigen” frequency rank
- 33961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geborgen | gehörigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gut aufgehoben, sicher, beschützt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig |
Where the eye mixes geborgen and gehörigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geborgen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gehörigen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geborgen with gehörigen
A purely visual mix-up. geborgen ([ɡəˈbɔʁɡn̩]) and gehörigen ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡn̩]) 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 33961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geborgen is recorded at frequency rank #13,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔʁɡn̩]. gehörigen is at rank #20,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡn̩].
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 33961, this pair ranks #1,674,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geborgen vs gehörigen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "geborgen": bo. Private to "gehörigen": hiö.
"geborgen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gehörigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geborgen ← egborgen · gbeorgen · gebborgen · gebogren · geboregn · geborgenn · geborggen · geborgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geborgen" for "gehörigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geborgen" or "gehörigen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geborgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geborgen" and "gehörigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs geborgen". 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 #1,674,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.