Which to use
“gehörte” and “gelobte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,826
- “gehörte” frequency rank
- #32,553
- “gelobte” frequency rank
- 35379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörte | gelobte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gehörte and gelobte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gehörte with gelobte
A purely visual mix-up. gehörte ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə]) and gelobte ([ɡəˈloːptə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehörte is recorded at frequency rank #2,826, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tə]. gelobte is at rank #32,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptə].
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 35379, this pair ranks #1,641,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehörte vs gelobte
Shared letters: egt. Private to "gehörte": hrö. Private to "gelobte": blo.
"gehörte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelobte ← eglobte · gelbote · gellobte · gelobbte · gelobet · gelobtte · gelotbe · geolbte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörte" and "gelobte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehörte" or "gelobte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelobte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörte" and "gelobte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelobte vs gelobten". 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 #1,641,406 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.