Which to use
“zugehört” and “zugeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,447
- “zugehört” frequency rank
- #21,135
- “zugeht” frequency rank
- 39582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugehört | zugeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zuhören | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zugehen |
Where the eye mixes zugehört and zugeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zugehört runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against zugeht's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zugehört with zugeht
A purely visual mix-up. zugehört ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) and zugeht ([ˈt͡suːˌɡeːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugehört is recorded at frequency rank #18,447, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]. zugeht is at rank #21,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːt].
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 39582, this pair ranks #1,532,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugehört vs zugeht
Shared letters: eghtuz. Private to "zugehört": rö. Private to "zugeht": -.
"zugehört" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "zugeht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zugeht ← uzgeht · zgueht · zueght · zugehht · zugehtt · zugeth · zuggeht · zughet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zugehört" and "zugeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zugehört" or "zugeht" show up more?
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 "zugehört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zugeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,532,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugehört" and "zugeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugeht vs zügeln". 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 #1,532,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.