Which to use
“gehst” and “gelöst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,585
- “gehst” frequency rank
- #3,377
- “gelöst” frequency rank
- 6962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehst | gelöst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs gehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lösen |
Where the eye mixes gehst and gelöst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against gelöst's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gehst with gelöst
A purely visual mix-up. gehst ([ɡeːst]) and gelöst ([ɡəˈløːst]) 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 6962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehst is recorded at frequency rank #3,585, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡeːst]. gelöst is at rank #3,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈløːst].
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 6962, this pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehst vs gelöst
Shared letters: egst. Private to "gehst": h. Private to "gelöst": lö.
"gehst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "gelöst" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehst ← eghst · gehhst · gehsst · gehstt · gesht · ggehst · ghest
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehst" and "gelöst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehst" or "gelöst"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gehst" and "gelöst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelöst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehst" and "gelöst" 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 #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.