Which to use
“gehe” and “gehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #969
- “gehe” frequency rank
- #41,840
- “gehend” frequency rank
- 42809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehe | gehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes gehe and gehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gehe and gehend
A purely visual mix-up. gehe ([ˈɡeːə]) and gehend ([ˈɡeːənt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gehe” sits inside “gehend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehe is recorded at frequency rank #969, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːə]. gehend is at rank #41,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːənt].
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 42809, this pair ranks #1,437,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehe vs gehend
Shared letters: egh. Private to "gehe": -. Private to "gehend": dn.
"gehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gehend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehe" and "gehend" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gehe" or "gehend"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehe" and "gehend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,437,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehe" and "gehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehend vs gehenden". 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 #1,437,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.