Which to use
“game” is a verb and “Gänge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,119
- “game” frequency rank
- #8,876
- “Gänge” frequency rank
- 11995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | game | Gänge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gamen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gang |
Where the eye mixes game and Gänge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. game runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Gänge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: game vs Gänge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: game is [ˈɡeːmə] while Gänge is [ˈɡɛŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
game is recorded at frequency rank #3,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːmə]. Gänge is at rank #8,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛŋə].
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 11995, this pair ranks #1,966,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of game vs Gänge
Shared letters: eg. Private to "game": am. Private to "Gänge": nä.
"game" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Gänge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- game ← agme · gaem · gamme · ggame · gmae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "game" for "Gänge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "game" vs "Gänge" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "game" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gänge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "game" and "Gänge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gänge vs Ganser". 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 #1,966,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.