Which to use
“gehörig” is an adjective and “gehört” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- #317
- “gehört” frequency rank
- 15127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörig | gehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes gehörig and gehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehörig runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gehört's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehörig vs gehört
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehörig is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪç] while gehört is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15127, 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]. gehört is at rank #317, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 15127, this pair ranks #1,946,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörig vs gehört
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehörig": i. Private to "gehört": t.
"gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörig" and "gehört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehörig" or "gehört"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehörig" and "gehört" 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 "gehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörig" and "gehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geert vs gehört". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,946,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.