Which to use
“Geburten” is a noun and “gehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,226
- “Geburten” frequency rank
- #4,989
- “gehörten” frequency rank
- 24215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geburten | gehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geburt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes Geburten and gehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Geburten and gehörten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Geburten vs gehörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geburten is [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩] while gehörten is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geburten is recorded at frequency rank #19,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 24215, this pair ranks #1,850,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geburten vs gehörten
Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "Geburten": bu. Private to "gehörten": hö.
"Geburten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gehörten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Geburten ← egburten · gbeurten · gebburten · gebruten · geburetn · geburrten · geburtenn · geburtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Geburten" and "gehörten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Geburten" vs "gehörten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geburten" 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 #1,850,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geburten" and "gehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebürstet vs Geburten". 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 #1,850,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.