Which to use
“gasen” and “gates” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,952
- “gasen” frequency rank
- #12,080
- “gates” frequency rank
- 52032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasen | gates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gas verlieren, freisetzen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gate |
Where the eye mixes gasen and gates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gasen and gates follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gasen with gates
A purely visual mix-up. gasen ([ˈɡaːzn̩]) and gates ([ɡeɪts]) 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 52032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gasen is recorded at frequency rank #39,952, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡaːzn̩]. gates is at rank #12,080, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡeɪts].
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 52032, this pair ranks #1,112,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gasen vs gates
Shared letters: aegs. Private to "gasen": n. Private to "gates": t.
"gasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gasen" and "gates" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,112,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasen" and "gates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gasen vs given". 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 #1,112,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.