Which to use
“Gänse” and “Gasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,160
- “Gänse” frequency rank
- #12,079
- “Gasse” frequency rank
- 37239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gänse | Gasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gans | enge Straße, schmaler Weg zwischen Zäunen oder Mauern |
Where the eye mixes Gänse and Gasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gänse and Gasse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gänse vs Gasse
A purely visual mix-up. Gänse ([ˈɡɛnzə]) and Gasse ([ˈɡasə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gänse is recorded at frequency rank #25,160, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛnzə]. Gasse is at rank #12,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡasə].
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 37239, this pair ranks #1,595,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gänse vs Gasse
Shared letters: egs. Private to "Gänse": nä. Private to "Gasse": a.
"Gänse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Gasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gasse ← agsse · gaße · ggasse · gsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gänse" for "Gasse" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gänse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gänse" and "Gasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gänse vs Gases". 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 #1,595,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.