Which to use
“gehörige” and “gehörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,892
- “gehörige” frequency rank
- #2,826
- “gehörte” frequency rank
- 29718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörige | gehörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört |
Where the eye mixes gehörige and gehörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehörige runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against gehörte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehörige vs gehörte
A purely visual mix-up. gehörige ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehörige is recorded at frequency rank #26,892, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]. 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 29718, this pair ranks #1,761,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörige vs gehörte
Shared letters: eghrö. Private to "gehörige": i. Private to "gehörte": t.
"gehörige" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gehörte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehörige" for "gehörte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehörige" or "gehörte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörige" 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 #1,761,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörige" and "gehörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehörige vs gestrige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,761,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.