Which to use
“Gans” and “glass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,997
- “Gans” frequency rank
- #16,722
- “glass” frequency rank
- 33719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gans | glass |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material) |
Where the eye mixes Gans and glass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gans and glass
A purely visual mix-up. Gans ([ɡans]) and glass ([ɡlɑːs]) 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 33719, 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]. glass is at rank #16,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡlɑːs].
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 33719, this pair ranks #1,679,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gans vs glass
Shared letters: ags. Private to "Gans": n. Private to "glass": l.
"Gans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "glass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gans" for "glass" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gans" or "glass"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gans" and "glass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,679,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gans" and "glass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gans vs Gao". 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 #1,679,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.