GittervsGottesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Gitter” and “Gottes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,860
“Gitter” frequency rank
#1,886
“Gottes” frequency rank
12746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gitter Gottes
Definition Geflecht, meist aus Draht, Stahl oder Holz Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gott

Where the eye mixes Gitter and Gottes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Gitter
6 ch
Gottes

Look-alike desk: Gitter vs Gottes

A purely visual mix-up. Gitter ([ˈɡɪtɐ]) and Gottes ([ˈɡɔtəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gitter is recorded at frequency rank #10,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɪtɐ]. Gottes is at rank #1,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɔtəs].

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 12746, this pair ranks #1,962,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gitter vs Gottes

Shared letters: egt. Private to "Gitter": ir. Private to "Gottes": os.

"Gitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Gottes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gitterggitter · giter · gitetr · gitterr · gittre · gtiter · igtter
  • Gottesggottes · gotes · gotets · gottess · gottse · gtotes · ogttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gitter" for "Gottes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡɪtɐ] versus [ˈɡɔtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gitter" or "Gottes"?
"Gottes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,886 in our German list, against #10,860 for "Gitter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Gitter" and "Gottes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gitter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gottes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,962,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gitter" and "Gottes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gifte vs Gitter". 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 #1,962,292 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