Which to use
“Gäste” is a noun and “gute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,597
- “Gäste” frequency rank
- #226
- “gute” frequency rank
- 1823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gäste | gute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gast | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut |
Where the eye mixes Gäste and gute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gäste is [ˈɡɛstə] while gute is [ˈɡuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gäste is recorded at frequency rank #1,597, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛstə]. gute is at rank #226, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtə].
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 1823, this pair ranks #2,003,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gäste vs gute
Shared letters: egt. Private to "Gäste": sä. Private to "gute": u.
"Gäste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gute ← ggute · gtue · guet · gutte · ugte