gehören
\ɡəˈhøːʁən\
The verdict
“gehören” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appartenir à quelqu’un, être la propriété de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gehoren · gehören · French
gehören · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gehören |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡəˈhøːʁən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gehören » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gehören is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈhøːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gehören, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gehören, spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Appartenir à quelqu’un, être la propriété de quelqu’un.
- 2Appartenir à quelque chose, faire partie de, compter (parmi).
- 3Se faire, être convenable.
- 4Devoir être présent, être une condition préalable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gehören appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
das gehört mir.
»Sie haben also Land, das Ihnen gehört?« fragte der Major. »Nein, mein Herr. Ich hatte welches, als mein Mann noch lebte; doch nach seinem Tode bin ich so unglücklich gewesen, daß ich mich gezwungen sah, es zu verkaufen.«
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.