Which to use
“geholfen” and “gehören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,765
- “geholfen” frequency rank
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- 3556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geholfen | gehören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein |
Where the eye mixes geholfen and gehören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geholfen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gehören's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geholfen and gehören
A purely visual mix-up. geholfen ([ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]) and gehören ([ɡəˈhøːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geholfen is recorded at frequency rank #2,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]. 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 3556, this pair ranks #1,999,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geholfen vs gehören
Shared letters: eghn. Private to "geholfen": flo. Private to "gehören": rö.
"geholfen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geholfen ← egholfen · gehholfen · gehlofen · gehoflen · geholefn · geholfenn · geholffen · geholfne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geholfen" and "gehören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geholfen" 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 #1,999,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geholfen" and "gehören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geholfen vs golfen". 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 #1,999,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.