Which to use
“gehörig” is an adjective and “gehörst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- #14,300
- “gehörst” frequency rank
- 29110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörig | gehörst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören |
Where the eye mixes gehörig and gehörst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehörig (CVCVCVC) and gehörst (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gehörig vs gehörst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehörig is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪç] while gehörst is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29110, 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]. gehörst is at rank #14,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st].
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 29110, this pair ranks #1,772,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörig vs gehörst
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehörig": i. Private to "gehörst": st.
"gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehörig" for "gehörst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehörig" or "gehörst" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehörig" and "gehörst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörig" and "gehörst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehorcht vs gehörst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,772,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.