Which to use
“Gläser” is a noun and “gläserne” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,379
- “Gläser” frequency rank
- #39,394
- “gläserne” frequency rank
- 47773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gläser | gläserne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glas | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gläsern |
Where the eye mixes Gläser and gläserne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gläser runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against gläserne's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gläser and gläserne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gläser is [ˈɡlɛːzɐ] while gläserne is [ˈɡlɛːzɐnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Gläser” sits inside “gläserne”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gläser is recorded at frequency rank #8,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlɛːzɐ]. gläserne is at rank #39,394, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlɛːzɐnə].
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 47773, this pair ranks #1,272,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gläser vs gläserne
Shared letters: eglrsä. Private to "Gläser": -. Private to "gläserne": n.
"Gläser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gläserne" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gläser" and "gläserne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gläser" or "gläserne"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gläser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gläserne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,272,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gläser" and "gläserne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gläserne vs gläsernen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,272,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.