Which to use
“gehorcht” and “gelöscht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,072
- “gehorcht” frequency rank
- #3,041
- “gelöscht” frequency rank
- 36113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehorcht | gelöscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehorchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs löschen |
Where the eye mixes gehorcht and gelöscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehorcht and gelöscht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gehorcht with gelöscht
A purely visual mix-up. gehorcht ([ɡəˈhɔʁçt]) and gelöscht ([ɡəˈlœʃt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36113, 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]. gelöscht is at rank #3,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlœʃt].
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 36113, this pair ranks #1,623,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehorcht vs gelöscht
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "gehorcht": or. Private to "gelöscht": lsö.
"gehorcht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gelöscht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehorcht ← eghorcht · gehhorcht · gehocrht · gehorccht · gehorchht · gehorchtt · gehorcth · gehorhct
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehorcht" for "gelöscht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehorcht" or "gelöscht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gehorcht" and "gelöscht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehorcht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelöscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,623,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehorcht" and "gelöscht" 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 #1,623,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.