GaststättevsGaststättenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Gaststätte” and “Gaststätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,832
“Gaststätte” frequency rank
#24,342
“Gaststätten” frequency rank
38174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gaststätte Gaststätten
Definition Betrieb, in dem Gäste mit Speisen und/oder Getränken bewirtet werden Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gaststätte

Where the eye mixes Gaststätte and Gaststätten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Gaststätte runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCV) against Gaststätten's 11 (CVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Gaststätte
11 ch
Gaststätten

Look-alike desk: Gaststätte vs Gaststätten

A purely visual mix-up. Gaststätte ([ˈɡastˌʃtɛtə]) and Gaststätten ([ˈɡastˌʃtɛtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Gaststätte” sits inside “Gaststätten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gaststätte is recorded at frequency rank #13,832, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡastˌʃtɛtə]. Gaststätten is at rank #24,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡastˌʃtɛtn̩].

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 38174, this pair ranks #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gaststätte vs Gaststätten

Shared letters: aegstä. Private to "Gaststätte": -. Private to "Gaststätten": n.

"Gaststätte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV  ·  "Gaststätten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gaststätte" for "Gaststätten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡastˌʃtɛtə] versus [ˈɡastˌʃtɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gaststätte" vs "Gaststätten" - which ranks higher?
"Gaststätte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,832 in our German list, against #24,342 for "Gaststätten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Gaststätte" and "Gaststätten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gaststätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gaststätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list