Which to use
“Gehör” is a noun and “gehörig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,201
- “Gehör” frequency rank
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- 24011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehör | gehörig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | allgemein Beachtung, Zuhören, „Gehör verschaffen“ | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend |
Where the eye mixes Gehör and gehörig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gehör runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gehörig's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gehör vs gehörig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehör is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯] while gehörig is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Gehör” sits inside “gehörig”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehör is recorded at frequency rank #9,201, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯]. gehörig is at rank #14,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪç].
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 24011, this pair ranks #1,853,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gehör vs gehörig
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "Gehör": -. Private to "gehörig": i.
"Gehör" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gehör" and "gehörig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gehör" or "gehörig"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gehör" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehör" and "gehörig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehör vs gero". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,853,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.