Which to use
“Gases” and “Gasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,952
- “Gases” frequency rank
- #12,079
- “Gasse” frequency rank
- 58031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gases | Gasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gas | enge Straße, schmaler Weg zwischen Zäunen oder Mauern |
Where the eye mixes Gases and Gasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gases (CVCVC) and Gasse (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gases vs Gasse
A purely visual mix-up. Gases ([ˈɡaːzəs]) 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 differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (es ↔ se) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gases is recorded at frequency rank #45,952, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡaːzəs]. 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 58031, this pair ranks #878,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gases vs Gasse
Shared letters: aegs. Private to "Gases": -. Private to "Gasse": -.
"Gases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Gasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gases" and "Gasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gases" or "Gasse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gases" and "Gasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gases" 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 #878,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gases" and "Gasse" 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 #878,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.