Which to use
“gehts” is an abbrev and “guts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,190
- “gehts” frequency rank
- #30,595
- “guts” frequency rank
- 33785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehts | guts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geht es | Plural des Substantivs gut |
Letter map: gehts vs guts
Shared letters muted; letters that set gehts and guts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gehts runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against guts's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: gehts vs guts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gehts is anabbrev and gutsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehts is recorded at frequency rank #3,190, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ɡeːt͡s]. guts is at rank #30,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 33785, this pair ranks #1,678,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehts vs guts
Shared letters: gst. Private to "gehts": eh. Private to "guts": u.
"gehts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehts" and "guts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehts" or "guts"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gehts" and "guts".
- Full dictionary entry for "gehts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,678,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehts" and "guts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guts vs puzzles". 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 #1,678,168 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.