Which to use
“Gast” and “Guss” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,150
- “Gast” frequency rank
- #25,581
- “Guss” frequency rank
- 27731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gast | Guss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die unentgeltlich oder gegen Entgelt beherbergt, bewirtet oder befördert wird | Vorgang des Gießens |
Where the eye mixes Gast and Guss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gast with Guss
A purely visual mix-up. Gast ([ɡast]) and Guss ([ɡʊs]) 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 27731, 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]. Guss is at rank #25,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʊs].
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 27731, this pair ranks #1,796,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gast vs Guss
Shared letters: gs. Private to "Gast": at. Private to "Guss": u.
"Gast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Guss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gast" and "Guss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gast" or "Guss"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Guss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gast" and "Guss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geis vs Guss". 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 #1,796,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.