Which to use
“geh” is a verb and “Gehör” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,035
- “geh” frequency rank
- #9,201
- “Gehör” frequency rank
- 10236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geh | Gehör |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen | allgemein Beachtung, Zuhören, „Gehör verschaffen“ |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set geh and Gehör apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geh is [ɡeː] while Gehör is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geh” sits inside “Gehör”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geh is recorded at frequency rank #1,035, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡeː]. Gehör is at rank #9,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯].
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 10236, this pair ranks #1,976,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geh vs Gehör
Shared letters: egh. Private to "geh": -. Private to "Gehör": rö.
"geh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Gehör" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC