Which to use
“gate” and “Gnade” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,712
- “gate” frequency rank
- #6,303
- “Gnade” frequency rank
- 19015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | Gnade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegliche, türähnliche Sperre, die den Zugang zu einem umzäunten oder durch Mauern eingeschlossenen Gelände bildet | die Handlung, eine Strafe, die man verhängen kann, einzuschränken oder aufzuheben; die juristisch bindende Anordnung, eine bereits verhängte Strafe zu mindern oder insgesamt zu erlassen |
Where the eye mixes gate and Gnade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gate runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Gnade's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gate vs Gnade
A purely visual mix-up. gate ([ɡeɪt]) and Gnade ([ˈɡnaːdə]) 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 19015, 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]. Gnade is at rank #6,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡnaːdə].
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 19015, this pair ranks #1,912,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs Gnade
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gate": t. Private to "Gnade": dn.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Gnade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gate" and "Gnade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gate" vs "Gnade" - which ranks higher?
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 "Gnade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "Gnade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs gate". 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 #1,912,660 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.