geholtvsgehörstWhich spelling fits?

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“geholt” and “gehörst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,446
“geholt” frequency rank
#14,300
“gehörst” frequency rank
17746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geholt gehörst
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs holen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören

Where the eye mixes geholt and gehörst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. geholt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gehörst's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
geholt
7 ch
gehörst

Look-alike desk: geholt vs gehörst

A purely visual mix-up. geholt ([ɡəˈhoːlt]) and gehörst ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) 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 17746, 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]. gehörst is at rank #14,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st].

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 17746, this pair ranks #1,924,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geholt vs gehörst

Shared letters: eght. Private to "geholt": lo. Private to "gehörst": rsö.

"geholt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geholt" for "gehörst" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhoːlt] versus [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geholt" vs "gehörst" - which ranks higher?
"geholt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,446 in our German list, against #14,300 for "gehörst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "gehörst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,924,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geholt" and "gehörst" 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 #1,924,653 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