gehörige

[ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]

/[ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehörige” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,892
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehorige · gehörige · German

gehörige · rank #26,892 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,892
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geldstrafen

Nearest frequency peer: Geldstrafen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gehörige”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gehörige” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gehörige vs George
50% similar
gehörige vs gehörte
75% similar
gehörige vs gestrige
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gehörige
PropertyValue
Headwordgehörige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,892
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gehörige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gehörige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gehörige (IPA [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,892 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehörige, with forms such as "eghörige", "gehhörige", and "gehröige". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "George", "gehörte", "gestrige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gehörige, spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghörige
  • gehhörige
  • gehröige
  • gehöirge
  • gehörgie
  • gehörieg
  • gehörigge
  • gehörrige
  • geöhrige
  • ggehörige
  • gheörige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehörige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eghörige2gehhörige1gehröige2gehöirge2gehörgie2gehörieg2gehörigge1gehörrige1
Edit distance from "gehörige"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehörige"?
"gehörige" is spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə].
What does "gehörige" mean?
As an adjective, "gehörige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörig
What words are commonly confused with "gehörige"?
"gehörige" is commonly confused with "George", "gehörte", "gestrige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehörige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehörige" is [ɡəˈhøːʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehörige" come from?
"gehörige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gehörige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geglückt#26,890gebraten#26,885Garnison#26,883Hybriden#26,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gebohrt11 variantsFlügels11 variantsfinnisch11 variantsKantonen11 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list