GasevsGasesWhich spelling fits?

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“Gase” and “Gases” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,612
“Gase” frequency rank
#45,952
“Gases” frequency rank
67564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gase Gases
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gas Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gas

Where the eye mixes Gase and Gases

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gase runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Gases's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Gase
5 ch
Gases

Visual trap between Gase and Gases

A purely visual mix-up. Gase ([ˈɡaːzə]) and Gases ([ˈɡaːzəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Gase” sits inside “Gases”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gase is recorded at frequency rank #21,612, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡaːzə]. Gases is at rank #45,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡaːzəs].

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 67564, this pair ranks #536,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gase vs Gases

Shared letters: aegs. Private to "Gase": -. Private to "Gases": -.

"Gase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Gases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gase ← agse · gaes · ggase · gsae
  • Gases ← agses · gaess · gasess · gasses · ggases · gsaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Gase" and "Gases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡaːzə] versus [ˈɡaːzəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gase" vs "Gases" - which ranks higher?
"Gase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,612 in our German list, against #45,952 for "Gases". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #536,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gase" and "Gases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gases vs gries". 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 #536,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list