Which to use
“gehören” and “geworben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #791
- “gehören” frequency rank
- #18,904
- “geworben” frequency rank
- 19695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehören | geworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas/jemand gehört jemandem: Eigentum von einer Person sein | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werben |
Where the eye mixes gehören and geworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehören runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against geworben's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehören vs geworben
A purely visual mix-up. gehören ([ɡəˈhøːʁən]) and geworben ([ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩]) 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 19695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehören is recorded at frequency rank #791, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁən]. geworben is at rank #18,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩].
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 19695, this pair ranks #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehören vs geworben
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "gehören": hö. Private to "geworben": bow.
"gehören" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "geworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geworben ← egworben · geowrben · gewobren · geworbben · geworbenn · geworbne · geworebn · geworrben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehören" and "geworben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gehören" vs "geworben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehören" and "geworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewerbes vs geworben". 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 #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.