Which to use
“geht” and “glüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #99
- “geht” frequency rank
- #39,396
- “glüht” frequency rank
- 39495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geht | glüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glühen |
Where the eye mixes geht and glüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. geht runs 4 letters (CVCC) against glüht's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geht and glüht
A purely visual mix-up. geht ([ɡeːt]) and glüht ([ɡlyːt]) 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 39495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geht is recorded at frequency rank #99, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡeːt]. glüht is at rank #39,396, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡlyːt].
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 39495, this pair ranks #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geht vs glüht
Shared letters: ght. Private to "geht": e. Private to "glüht": lü.
"geht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "glüht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geht ← eght · gehht · gehtt · geth · ggeht · ghet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geht" and "glüht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geht" or "glüht"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geht" and "glüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gicht vs glüht". 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 #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.