GasevsGästenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,612
“Gase” frequency rank
#5,374
“Gästen” frequency rank
26986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gase Gästen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gas Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gast

Where the eye mixes Gase and Gästen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Gase
6 ch
Gästen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Gase ([ˈɡaːzə]) and Gästen ([ˈɡɛstn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26986, 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]. Gästen is at rank #5,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛstn̩].

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 26986, this pair ranks #1,809,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gase vs Gästen

Shared letters: egs. Private to "Gase": a. Private to "Gästen": ntä.

"Gase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Gästen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gaseagse · gaes · ggase · gsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gase" and "Gästen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡaːzə] versus [ˈɡɛstn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gase" or "Gästen"?
"Gästen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,374 in our German list, against #21,612 for "Gase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Gase" and "Gästen". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gästen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,809,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gase" and "Gästen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Gase". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list