Which to use
“gehorcht” and “gehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,072
- “gehorcht” frequency rank
- #317
- “gehört” frequency rank
- 33389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehorcht | gehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehorchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes gehorcht and gehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehorcht runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against gehört's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehorcht vs gehört
A purely visual mix-up. gehorcht ([ɡəˈhɔʁçt]) and gehört ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]) 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 33389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehorcht is recorded at frequency rank #33,072, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔʁçt]. gehört is at rank #317, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 33389, this pair ranks #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehorcht vs gehört
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gehorcht": co. Private to "gehört": ö.
"gehorcht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehorcht ← eghorcht · gehhorcht · gehocrht · gehorccht · gehorchht · gehorchtt · gehorcth · gehorhct
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehorcht" and "gehört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehorcht" or "gehört" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehorcht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehorcht" and "gehört" 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 #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.