Which to use
“gehörige” and “gestrige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,892
- “gehörige” frequency rank
- #29,152
- “gestrige” frequency rank
- 56044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörige | gestrige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestrig |
Where the eye mixes gehörige and gestrige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehörige (CVCVCVCV) and gestrige (CVCCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gehörige with gestrige
A purely visual mix-up. gehörige ([ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]) and gestrige ([ˈɡɛstʁɪɡə]) 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 56044, 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]. gestrige is at rank #29,152, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɛstʁɪɡə].
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 56044, this pair ranks #955,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehörige vs gestrige
Shared letters: egir. Private to "gehörige": hö. Private to "gestrige": st.
"gehörige" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gestrige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestrige ← egstrige · gesrtige · gesstrige · gestirge · gestrgie · gestrieg · gestrigge · gestrrige
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehörige" for "gestrige" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehörige" or "gestrige"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gehörige" and "gestrige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestrige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörige" and "gestrige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesteine vs gestrige". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #955,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.