Which to use
“Gängen” is a noun and “gasen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,969
- “Gängen” frequency rank
- #39,952
- “gasen” frequency rank
- 63921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gängen | gasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gang | Gas verlieren, freisetzen |
Where the eye mixes Gängen and gasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gängen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gasen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gängen vs gasen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gängen is [ˈɡɛŋən] while gasen is [ˈɡaːzn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gängen is recorded at frequency rank #23,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛŋən]. gasen is at rank #39,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡaːzn̩].
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 63921, this pair ranks #659,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gängen vs gasen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "Gängen": ä. Private to "gasen": as.
"Gängen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gasen ← agsen · gaesn · gasenn · gasne · ggasen · gsaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gängen" for "gasen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gängen" vs "gasen" - which ranks higher?
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 "Gängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #659,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gängen" and "gasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gasen vs given". 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 #659,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.