Which to use
“gehasst” and “gehörst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,299
- “gehasst” frequency rank
- #14,300
- “gehörst” frequency rank
- 28599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehasst | gehörst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hassen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören |
Where the eye mixes gehasst and gehörst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehasst and gehörst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gehasst with gehörst
A purely visual mix-up. gehasst ([ɡəˈhast]) and gehörst ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehasst is recorded at frequency rank #14,299, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhast]. gehörst is at rank #14,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st].
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 28599, this pair ranks #1,781,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehasst vs gehörst
Shared letters: eghst. Private to "gehasst": a. Private to "gehörst": rö.
"gehasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehasst ← eghasst · geahsst · gehasstt · gehast · gehasts · gehaßt · gehhasst · gehsast
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehasst" and "gehörst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehasst" or "gehörst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehasst" and "gehörst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehasst vs gepisst". 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 #1,781,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.