Which to use
“Gast” and “Gäste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,150
- “Gast” frequency rank
- #1,597
- “Gäste” frequency rank
- 3747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gast | Gäste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die unentgeltlich oder gegen Entgelt beherbergt, bewirtet oder befördert wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gast |
Where the eye mixes Gast and Gäste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Gast ([ɡast]) and Gäste ([ˈɡɛstə]) 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 3747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gast is recorded at frequency rank #2,150, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡast]. Gäste is at rank #1,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛstə].
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 3747, this pair ranks #1,999,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gast vs Gäste
Shared letters: gst. Private to "Gast": a. Private to "Gäste": eä.
"Gast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Gäste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gast ← agst · gasst · gastt · gats · ggast · gsat