Which to use
“gehörig” and “gehörige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- #26,892
- “gehörige” frequency rank
- 41702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörig | gehörige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig |
Where the eye mixes gehörig and gehörige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehörig runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gehörige's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehörig and gehörige
A purely visual mix-up. gehörig ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪç]) and gehörige ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gehörig” sits inside “gehörige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehörig is recorded at frequency rank #14,810, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪç]. 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 41702, this pair ranks #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehörig vs gehörige
Shared letters: eghirö. Private to "gehörig": -. Private to "gehörige": -.
"gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörige" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörig" and "gehörige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehörig" or "gehörige" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörig" 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 #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörig" and "gehörige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörige vs gestrige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.