Which to use
“gehörten” and “gestörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,989
- “gehörten” frequency rank
- #35,802
- “gestörten” frequency rank
- 40791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehörten | gestörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehört | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gehörten and gestörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gehörten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gestörten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehörten vs gestörten
A purely visual mix-up. gehörten ([ɡəˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]) and gestörten ([ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 40791, 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]. gestörten is at rank #35,802, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 40791, this pair ranks #1,498,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehörten vs gestörten
Shared letters: egnrtö. Private to "gehörten": h. Private to "gestörten": s.
"gehörten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gestörten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehörten" and "gestörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehörten" or "gestörten" 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 "gehörten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,498,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehörten" and "gestörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestörte vs gestörten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,498,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.