Which to use
“gehöre” is a verb and “gehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,066
- “gehöre” frequency rank
- #4,989
- “gehörten” frequency rank
- 11055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehöre | gehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes gehöre and gehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gehöre vs gehörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehöre is [ɡəˈhøːʁə] while gehörten is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 11055, 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]. gehörten is at rank #4,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 11055, this pair ranks #1,971,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehöre vs gehörten
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehöre": -. Private to "gehörten": nt.
"gehöre" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gehörten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehöre" for "gehörten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehöre" or "gehörten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehöre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehöre" and "gehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörten vs gelobten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,971,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.