Which to use
“geformt” is an adjective and “gehört” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,367
- “geformt” frequency rank
- #317
- “gehört” frequency rank
- 13684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geformt | gehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in eine bestimmte Form gebracht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes geformt and gehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. geformt 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.
Why the eye confuses geformt with gehört
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geformt is [ɡəˈfɔʁmt] while gehört is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geformt is recorded at frequency rank #13,367, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɔʁmt]. 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 13684, this pair ranks #1,956,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geformt vs gehört
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "geformt": fmo. Private to "gehört": hö.
"geformt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geformt ← egformt · gefformt · gefomrt · geformmt · geformtt · geforrmt · gefortm · gefromt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geformt" and "gehört" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geformt" vs "gehört" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geformt" 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 #1,956,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geformt" and "gehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geformt vs geformten". 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 #1,956,406 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.