Which to use
“gehören” is a verb and “gehörigen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- #20,595
- “gehörigen” frequency rank
- 21386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehören | gehörigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig |
Where the eye mixes gehören and gehörigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehören runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gehörigen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehören vs gehörigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehören is [ɡəˈhøːʁən] while gehörigen is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡn̩]. 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 21386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehören is recorded at frequency rank #791, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁən]. gehörigen is at rank #20,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡn̩].
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 21386, this pair ranks #1,886,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehören vs gehörigen
Shared letters: eghnrö. Private to "gehören": -. Private to "gehörigen": i.
"gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehören" and "gehörigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gehören" or "gehörigen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehören" and "gehörigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehören" and "gehörigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörige vs gehörigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,886,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.