Which to use
“gehört” and “geirrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #317
- “gehört” frequency rank
- #20,930
- “geirrt” frequency rank
- 21247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehört | geirrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hören | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs irren |
Where the eye mixes gehört and geirrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehört (CVCVCC) and geirrt (CVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gehört vs geirrt
A purely visual mix-up. gehört ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]) and geirrt ([ɡəˈʔɪʁt]) 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 21247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehört is recorded at frequency rank #317, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯t]. geirrt is at rank #20,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɪʁt].
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 21247, this pair ranks #1,888,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehört vs geirrt
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gehört": hö. Private to "geirrt": i.
"gehört" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "geirrt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geirrt ← egirrt · geirrtt · geirt · geirtr · gerirt · ggeirrt · gierrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehört" and "geirrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehört" or "geirrt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geirrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehört" and "geirrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geert vs geirrt". 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 #1,888,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.