gehörst vs gehört, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“gehörst” and “gehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,300
“gehörst” frequency rank: #317
“gehört” frequency rank: 14617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gehörst	gehört
Definition	2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören	Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gehörst and gehört apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

gehörst

6 ch

gehört

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. gehörst ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) and gehört ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]) 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 14617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gehörst is recorded at frequency rank #14,300, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]. 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 14617, this pair ranks #1,949,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gehörst vs gehört

Shared letters: eghrtö. Private to "gehörst": s. Private to "gehört": -.

"gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Frequency comparison

gehörst#14,300

gehört#317

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gehörst" and "gehört" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st] versus [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "gehörst" or "gehört"?

"gehört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #317 in our German list, against #14,300 for "gehörst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering gehörst vs gehört

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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