Which to use
“gehörten” and “gelobten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,989
- “gehörten” frequency rank
- #49,707
- “gelobten” frequency rank
- 54696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörten | gelobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gehörten and gelobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehörten and gelobten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gehörten and gelobten
A purely visual mix-up. gehörten ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]) and gelobten ([ɡəˈloːptn̩]) 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 54696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehörten is recorded at frequency rank #4,989, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. gelobten is at rank #49,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptn̩].
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 54696, this pair ranks #1,008,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehörten vs gelobten
Shared letters: egnt. Private to "gehörten": hrö. Private to "gelobten": blo.
"gehörten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelobten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelobten ← eglobten · gelboten · gellobten · gelobbten · gelobetn · gelobtenn · gelobtne · gelobtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörten" and "gelobten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehörten" or "gelobten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehörten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,008,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörten" and "gelobten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten 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 #1,008,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.