Which to use
“Gans” and “gaz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,997
- “Gans” frequency rank
- #45,953
- “gaz” frequency rank
- 62950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gans | gaz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine ganze Reihe von nicht unmittelbar verwandten Gattungen der Gänsevögel (Halslänge zwischen Ente und Schwan, Beine nicht ganz so kurz wie bei den Enten) | Gas |
Where the eye mixes Gans and gaz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gans vs gaz
A purely visual mix-up. Gans ([ɡans]) and gaz ([ɡaz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gans is recorded at frequency rank #16,997, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡans]. gaz is at rank #45,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡaz].
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 62950, this pair ranks #694,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gans vs gaz
Shared letters: ag. Private to "Gans": ns. Private to "gaz": z.
"Gans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gaz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gans ← agns · ganns · ganss · gasn · ggans · gnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gans" for "gaz" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gans" or "gaz" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #694,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gans" and "gaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs gaz". 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 #694,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.