geformtvsgehörtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: geformt is a adjective, gehört is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set geformt and gehört apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
geformt
6 ch
gehört

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": .

"geformt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geformtegformt · gefformt · gefomrt · geformmt · geformtt · geforrmt · gefortm · gefromt

Frequency comparison

geformt#13,367
gehört#317

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geformt" and "gehört" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geformt" is an adjective and "gehört" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geformt" or "gehört"?
"gehört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #317 in our German list, against #13,367 for "geformt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering geformt vs gehört

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “geformt”; for a verb, it's “gehört”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “geformt” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list