Which to use
“gehoben” is an adjective and “gehöre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,145
- “gehoben” frequency rank
- #6,066
- “gehöre” frequency rank
- 19211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehoben | gehöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören |
Where the eye mixes gehoben and gehöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehoben runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gehöre's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehoben vs gehöre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehoben is [ɡəˈhoːbn̩] while gehöre is [ɡəˈhøːʁə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehoben is recorded at frequency rank #13,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhoːbn̩]. 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 19211, this pair ranks #1,910,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehoben vs gehöre
Shared letters: egh. Private to "gehoben": bno. Private to "gehöre": rö.
"gehoben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehoben ← eghoben · gehboen · gehhoben · gehobben · gehobenn · gehobne · gehoebn · geohben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehoben" and "gehöre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gehoben" vs "gehöre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehoben" 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 #1,910,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehoben" and "gehöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehoben vs gelobten". 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 #1,910,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.