Which to use
“gangs” is a verb and “ganz” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,596
- “gangs” frequency rank
- #103
- “ganz” frequency rank
- 33699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gangs | ganz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gang | nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt |
Letter map: gangs vs ganz
Shared letters muted; letters that set gangs and ganz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - gangs and ganz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gangs is averb and ganzanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gangs is recorded at frequency rank #33,596, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ganz is at rank #103, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡant͡s].
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 33699, this pair ranks #1,680,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gangs vs ganz
Shared letters: agn. Private to "gangs": s. Private to "ganz": z.
"gangs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "ganz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gangs" and "ganz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gangs" or "ganz"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gangs" and "ganz".
- Full dictionary entry for "gangs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ganz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gangs" and "ganz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gangs vs puzzles". 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 #1,680,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.