Which to use
“gehn” and “geht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,434
- “gehn” frequency rank
- #99
- “geht” frequency rank
- 11533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehn | geht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verkürzte bzw. ursprüngliche Schreibweise von gehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes gehn and geht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gehn and geht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gehn and geht
A purely visual mix-up. gehn ([ɡeːn]) and geht ([ɡeːt]) 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 a single letter - n in “gehn” becomes t in “geht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehn is recorded at frequency rank #11,434, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡeːn]. geht is at rank #99, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡeːt].
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 11533, this pair ranks #1,969,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehn vs geht
Shared letters: egh. Private to "gehn": n. Private to "geht": t.
"gehn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "geht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehn" and "geht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gehn" or "geht"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehn" and "geht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehn vs geis". 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 #1,969,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.