Which to use
“gehende” and “gehörende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,140
- “gehende” frequency rank
- #26,024
- “gehörende” frequency rank
- 55164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehende | gehörende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörend |
Where the eye mixes gehende and gehörende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehende runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against gehörende's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gehende with gehörende
A purely visual mix-up. gehende ([ˈɡeːəndə]) and gehörende ([ɡəˈhøːʁəndə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehende is recorded at frequency rank #29,140, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːəndə]. gehörende is at rank #26,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁəndə].
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 55164, this pair ranks #990,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehende vs gehörende
Shared letters: deghn. Private to "gehende": -. Private to "gehörende": rö.
"gehende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gehörende" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehende ← eghende · geehnde · gehedne · gehendde · gehened · gehennde · gehhende · gehnede
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #990,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehende" and "gehörende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedenke vs gehende". 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 #990,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.