Which to use
“gehorchen” and “gehorcht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,586
- “gehorchen” frequency rank
- #33,072
- “gehorcht” frequency rank
- 52658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehorchen | gehorcht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einer Anweisung Folge leisten; einen Befehl ausführen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehorchen |
Where the eye mixes gehorchen and gehorcht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehorchen runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gehorcht's 8 (CVCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehorchen vs gehorcht
A purely visual mix-up. gehorchen ([ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩]) and gehorcht ([ɡəˈhɔʁçt]) 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 52658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehorchen is recorded at frequency rank #19,586, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩]. gehorcht is at rank #33,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔʁçt].
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 52658, this pair ranks #1,088,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehorchen vs gehorcht
Shared letters: ceghor. Private to "gehorchen": n. Private to "gehorcht": t.
"gehorchen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gehorcht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehorchen" for "gehorcht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gehorchen" vs "gehorcht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehorchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehorcht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,088,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehorchen" and "gehorcht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geforscht vs gehorcht". 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 #1,088,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.