gGmbHvslikesTell them apart

Quick tell: gGmbH is a abbrev, likes is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gGmbH” is an abbrev and “likes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,155
“gGmbH” frequency rank
#16,771
“likes” frequency rank
45926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gGmbH likes
Definition gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like

Letter map: gGmbH vs likes

Shared letters muted; letters that set gGmbH and likes apart highlighted. No shared letter run. gGmbH (CCCCC) and likes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
gGmbH
5 ch
likes

Grammar separator: gGmbH vs likes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gGmbH is anabbrev and likesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gGmbH is recorded at frequency rank #29,155, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. likes is at rank #16,771, tagged as averb, 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 45926, this pair ranks #1,336,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gGmbH vs likes

Shared letters: none. Private to "gGmbH": bghm. Private to "likes": eikls.

"gGmbH" · 5 letters · shape CCCCC  ·  "likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gGmbHggbmh · ggmbbh · ggmbhh · ggmhb · ggmmbh · gmgbh
  • likesilkes · lieks · likess · likkes · likse · lkies · llikes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gGmbH" and "likes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gGmbH" is an abbrev and "likes" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "gGmbH" or "likes" show up more?
"likes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,771 in our German list, against #29,155 for "gGmbH". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gGmbH" and "likes".

  • Full dictionary entry for "gGmbH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "likes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,336,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gGmbH" and "likes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gGmbH 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 #1,336,453 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