Which to use
“gehörst” and “gehst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,300
- “gehörst” frequency rank
- #3,585
- “gehst” frequency rank
- 17885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörst | gehst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehören | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes gehörst and gehst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehörst runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gehst's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehörst vs gehst
A purely visual mix-up. gehörst ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯st]) and gehst ([ɡeːst]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17885, 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]. gehst is at rank #3,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡeːst].
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 17885, this pair ranks #1,923,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörst vs gehst
Shared letters: eghst. Private to "gehörst": rö. Private to "gehst": -.
"gehörst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehst ← eghst · gehhst · gehsst · gehstt · gesht · ggehst · ghest
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörst" and "gehst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehst vs geis". 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 #1,923,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.