Which to use
“gehorchen” and “gehören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,586
- “gehorchen” frequency rank
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- 20377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehorchen | gehören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einer Anweisung Folge leisten; einen Befehl ausführen | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein |
Where the eye mixes gehorchen and gehören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehorchen runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gehören's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehorchen vs gehören
A purely visual mix-up. gehorchen ([ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩]) and gehören ([ɡəˈhøːʁən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20377, 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]. gehören is at rank #791, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁən].
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 20377, this pair ranks #1,898,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehorchen vs gehören
Shared letters: eghnr. Private to "gehorchen": co. Private to "gehören": ö.
"gehorchen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehorchen ← eghorchen · gehhorchen · gehocrhen · gehorcchen · gehorcehn · gehorchenn · gehorchhen · gehorchne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehorchen" for "gehören" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehorchen" or "gehören"?
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 "gehören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehorchen" and "gehören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehorchen 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 #1,898,348 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.