Which to use
“Gans” and “guts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,997
- “Gans” frequency rank
- #30,595
- “guts” frequency rank
- 47592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gans | guts |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Plural des Substantivs gut |
Letter map: Gans vs guts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gans and guts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Gans and guts follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Gans vs guts
Gans and guts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47592, 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]. guts is at rank #30,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 47592, this pair ranks #1,278,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gans vs guts
Shared letters: gs. Private to "Gans": an. Private to "guts": tu.
"Gans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gans" for "guts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gans" vs "guts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Gans" vs "guts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,278,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gans" and "guts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guts 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 #1,278,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.