GehölzevsgehöreWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#47,424
“Gehölze” frequency rank
#6,066
“gehöre” frequency rank
53490
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gehölze gehöre
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehölz 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gehölze and gehöre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Gehölze
6 ch
gehöre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehölze is [ɡəˈhœlt͡sə] while gehöre is [ɡəˈhøːʁə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gehölze is recorded at frequency rank #47,424, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhœlt͡sə]. gehöre is at rank #6,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁə].

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 53490, this pair ranks #1,055,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gehölze vs gehöre

Shared letters: eghö. Private to "Gehölze": lz. Private to "gehöre": r.

"Gehölze" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gehölze" and "gehöre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gehölze" is a noun and "gehöre" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gehölze" or "gehöre"?
"gehöre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,066 in our German list, against #47,424 for "Gehölze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list