Which to use
“gehörig” and “gehörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,810
- “gehörig” frequency rank
- #2,826
- “gehörte” frequency rank
- 17636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörig | gehörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes gehörig and gehörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehörig (CVCVCVC) and gehörte (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gehörig vs gehörte
A purely visual mix-up. gehörig ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪç]) and gehörte ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17636, 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]. gehörte is at rank #2,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 17636, this pair ranks #1,925,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörig vs gehörte
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehörig": i. Private to "gehörte": t.
"gehörig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gehörte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörig" and "gehörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehörig" or "gehörte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehörig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörig" and "gehörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörte vs geortet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,925,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.