Which to use
“gehe” is a verb and “gehts” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #969
- “gehe” frequency rank
- #3,190
- “gehts” frequency rank
- 4159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehe | gehts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen | geht es |
Where the eye mixes gehe and gehts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gehe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against gehts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gehe with gehts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehe is [ˈɡeːə] while gehts is [ɡeːt͡s]. 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 (verb vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehe is recorded at frequency rank #969, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːə]. gehts is at rank #3,190, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ɡeːt͡s].
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 4159, this pair ranks #1,998,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehe vs gehts
Shared letters: egh. Private to "gehe": -. Private to "gehts": st.
"gehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gehts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehe" and "gehts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehe" or "gehts"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehe" and "gehts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebets vs gehts". 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 #1,998,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.