Which to use
“Gehirn” is a noun and “gehöre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,040
- “Gehirn” frequency rank
- #6,066
- “gehöre” frequency rank
- 9106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehirn | gehöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören |
Where the eye mixes Gehirn and gehöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gehirn vs gehöre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehirn is [ɡəˈhɪʁn] while gehöre is [ɡəˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehirn is recorded at frequency rank #3,040, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɪʁn]. gehöre is at rank #6,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁə].
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 9106, this pair ranks #1,981,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gehirn vs gehöre
Shared letters: eghr. Private to "Gehirn": in. Private to "gehöre": ö.
"Gehirn" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gehirn ← eghirn · gehhirn · gehinr · gehirnn · gehirrn · gehrin · geihrn · ggehirn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gehirn" and "gehöre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gehirn" vs "gehöre" - which ranks higher?
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 "Gehirn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehöre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehirn" and "gehöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehölze vs gehöre". 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 #1,981,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.