Which to use
“gate” is a noun and “gut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,712
- “gate” frequency rank
- #89
- “gut” frequency rank
- 12801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | gut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegliche, türähnliche Sperre, die den Zugang zu einem umzäunten oder durch Mauern eingeschlossenen Gelände bildet | vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gate and gut apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gate and gut form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12801, 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]. gut is at rank #89, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡuːt].
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 12801, this pair ranks #1,961,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gate vs gut
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “gate”; for an adjective, it's “gut”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gate” entry
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