Which to use
“gehöre” is a verb and “gehörige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,066
- “gehöre” frequency rank
- #26,892
- “gehörige” frequency rank
- 32958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehöre | gehörige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig |
Where the eye mixes gehöre and gehörige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehöre runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against gehörige's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehöre vs gehörige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehöre is [ɡəˈhøːʁə] while gehörige is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehöre is recorded at frequency rank #6,066, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁə]. gehörige is at rank #26,892, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə].
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 32958, this pair ranks #1,696,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehöre vs gehörige
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehöre": -. Private to "gehörige": i.
"gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gehörige" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehöre" and "gehörige" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gehöre" vs "gehörige" - 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 "gehöre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,696,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehöre" and "gehörige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörige vs gestrige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,696,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.