Which to use
“Gasse” and “Grosse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,079
- “Gasse” frequency rank
- #259
- “Grosse” frequency rank
- 12338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gasse | Grosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enge Straße, schmaler Weg zwischen Zäunen oder Mauern | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gros |
Where the eye mixes Gasse and Grosse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gasse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Grosse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gasse with Grosse
A purely visual mix-up. Gasse ([ˈɡasə]) and Grosse ([ˈɡʁɔsə]) 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 12338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gasse is recorded at frequency rank #12,079, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡasə]. Grosse is at rank #259, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɔsə].
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 12338, this pair ranks #1,964,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gasse vs Grosse
Shared letters: egs. Private to "Gasse": a. Private to "Grosse": or.
"Gasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gasse" and "Grosse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gasse" or "Grosse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gasse" and "Grosse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gasse" and "Grosse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gases vs Gasse". 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 #1,964,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.