Which to use
“gehauen” and “gehören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,907
- “gehauen” frequency rank
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- 18698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehauen | gehören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hauen | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein |
Where the eye mixes gehauen and gehören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehauen (CVCVVVC) and gehören (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gehauen vs gehören
A purely visual mix-up. gehauen ([ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]) and gehören ([ɡəˈhøːʁən]) 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 18698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehauen is recorded at frequency rank #17,907, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]. gehören is at rank #791, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁən].
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 18698, this pair ranks #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehauen vs gehören
Shared letters: eghn. Private to "gehauen": au. Private to "gehören": rö.
"gehauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehauen ← eghauen · geahuen · gehaeun · gehauenn · gehaune · gehhauen · gehuaen · ggehauen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehauen" and "gehören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehauen" or "gehören" 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 "gehauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehauen" and "gehören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehauen vs Gehäuses". 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 #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.