Which to use
“geholt” is a verb and “gehörte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,446
- “geholt” frequency rank
- #2,826
- “gehörte” frequency rank
- 6272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geholt | gehörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs holen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes geholt and gehörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geholt vs gehörte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geholt is [ɡəˈhoːlt] while gehörte is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6272, 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]. gehörte is at rank #2,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 6272, this pair ranks #1,992,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geholt vs gehörte
Shared letters: eght. Private to "geholt": lo. Private to "gehörte": rö.
"geholt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gehörte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geholt ← egholt · gehholt · gehlot · gehollt · geholtt · gehotl · geohlt · ggeholt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geholt" and "gehörte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geholt" vs "gehörte" - which ranks higher?
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 "gehörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geholt" and "gehörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörte vs geortet". 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 #1,992,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.