Which to use
“Gases” and “Gästen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,952
- “Gases” frequency rank
- #5,374
- “Gästen” frequency rank
- 51326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gases | Gästen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gas | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gast |
Where the eye mixes Gases and Gästen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gases runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Gästen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gases vs Gästen
A purely visual mix-up. Gases ([ˈɡaːzəs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51326, 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]. 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 51326, this pair ranks #1,139,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gases vs Gästen
Shared letters: egs. Private to "Gases": a. Private to "Gästen": ntä.
"Gases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Gästen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gases ← agses · gaess · gasess · gasses · ggases · gsaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gases" for "Gästen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gases" and "Gästen" 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 "Gästen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,139,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gases" and "Gästen" 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 #1,139,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.