Which to use
“gehoben” is an adjective and “gehören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,145
- “gehoben” frequency rank
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- 13936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehoben | gehören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial) | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein |
Where the eye mixes gehoben and gehören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehoben and gehören follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gehoben vs gehören
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehoben is [ɡəˈhoːbn̩] while gehören is [ɡəˈhøːʁən]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13936, 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]. gehören is at rank #791, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁən].
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 13936, this pair ranks #1,954,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehoben vs gehören
Shared letters: eghn. Private to "gehoben": bo. Private to "gehören": rö.
"gehoben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehoben ← eghoben · gehboen · gehhoben · gehobben · gehobenn · gehobne · gehoebn · geohben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehoben" and "gehören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehoben" or "gehören"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehoben" and "gehören" 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 #1,954,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.