Which to use
“gehen” and “gehst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #209
- “gehen” frequency rank
- #3,585
- “gehst” frequency rank
- 3794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehen | gehst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich schreitend, schrittweise fortbewegen | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes gehen and gehst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gehen ([ˈɡeːən]) and gehst ([ɡeːst]) 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 3794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehen is recorded at frequency rank #209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːən]. gehst is at rank #3,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡeːst].
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 3794, this pair ranks #1,999,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehen vs gehst
Shared letters: egh. Private to "gehen": n. Private to "gehst": st.
"gehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gehst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC