Which to use
“gate” and “Gatte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,712
- “gate” frequency rank
- #22,344
- “Gatte” frequency rank
- 35056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | Gatte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegliche, türähnliche Sperre, die den Zugang zu einem umzäunten oder durch Mauern eingeschlossenen Gelände bildet | der Ehemann |
Where the eye mixes gate and Gatte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gate runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Gatte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gate with Gatte
A purely visual mix-up. gate ([ɡeɪt]) and Gatte ([ˈɡatə]) 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 35056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gate is recorded at frequency rank #12,712, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡeɪt]. Gatte is at rank #22,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡatə].
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 35056, this pair ranks #1,649,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs Gatte
Shared letters: aegt. Private to "gate": -. Private to "Gatte": -.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Gatte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gate" and "Gatte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gate" or "Gatte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gatte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,649,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "Gatte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gatte vs Glätte". 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 #1,649,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.