Which to use
“gehörig” and “gehörigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- #20,595
- “gehörigen” frequency rank
- 35405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörig | gehörigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig |
Where the eye mixes gehörig and gehörigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehörig 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.
Visual trap between gehörig and gehörigen
A purely visual mix-up. gehörig ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪç]) and gehörigen ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gehörig” sits inside “gehörigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35405, 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]. 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 35405, this pair ranks #1,640,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörig vs gehörigen
Shared letters: eghirö. Private to "gehörig": -. Private to "gehörigen": n.
"gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehörig" for "gehörigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gehörig" vs "gehörigen" - which ranks higher?
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 "gehörigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörig" and "gehörigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörige vs gehörigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,640,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.