Which to use
“gehöre” and “gehörst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,066
- “gehöre” frequency rank
- #14,300
- “gehörst” frequency rank
- 20366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehöre | gehörst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören |
Where the eye mixes gehöre and gehörst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehöre runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against gehörst's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehöre and gehörst
A purely visual mix-up. gehöre ([ɡəˈhøːʁə]) and gehörst ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) 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 20366, 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]. gehörst is at rank #14,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st].
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 20366, this pair ranks #1,898,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehöre vs gehörst
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehöre": -. Private to "gehörst": st.
"gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehöre" and "gehörst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehöre" or "gehörst" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehöre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehöre" and "gehörst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehölze vs gehöre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,898,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.