gehorchen

\ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\

/\ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“gehorchen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obéir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gehorchen · gehorchen · French

gehorchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gehorchen
PropertyValue
Headwordgehorchen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gehorchen » en français

gehorchensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gehorchen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obéir.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gehorchen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gehorchen, spelled G-E-H-O-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obéir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gehorchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er hat widerwillig gehorcht.
  2. Es blieb ihm nichts anderes übrig, als zu gehorchen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehorchen"?
"gehorchen" is spelled G-E-H-O-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\.
What does "gehorchen" mean?
As a verb, "gehorchen" means: Obéir.
How do you pronounce "gehorchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehorchen" is \ɡəˈhɔʁçn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehorchen" come from?
"gehorchen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list