geholtvsGehörConfusable pair

Quick tell: geholt is a verb, Gehör is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geholt” is a verb and “Gehör” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,446
“geholt” frequency rank
#9,201
“Gehör” frequency rank
12647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geholt Gehör
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs holen allgemein Beachtung, Zuhören, „Gehör verschaffen“

Where the eye mixes geholt and Gehör

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. geholt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Gehör's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
geholt
5 ch
Gehör

Visual trap between geholt and Gehör

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geholt is [ɡəˈhoːlt] while Gehör is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geholt is recorded at frequency rank #3,446, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhoːlt]. Gehör is at rank #9,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯].

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 12647, this pair ranks #1,962,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geholt vs Gehör

Shared letters: egh. Private to "geholt": lot. Private to "Gehör": rö.

"geholt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Gehör" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geholt ← egholt · gehholt · gehlot · gehollt · geholtt · gehotl · geohlt · ggeholt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geholt" and "Gehör" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geholt" is a verb and "Gehör" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "geholt" vs "Gehör" - which ranks higher?
"geholt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,446 in our German list, against #9,201 for "Gehör". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gehör" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,962,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geholt" and "Gehör" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geholt vs Gehölze". 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 #1,962,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list