Which to use
“Gläser” and “glass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,379
- “Gläser” frequency rank
- #16,722
- “glass” frequency rank
- 25101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gläser | glass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glas | Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material) |
Where the eye mixes Gläser and glass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gläser runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against glass's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gläser vs glass
A purely visual mix-up. Gläser ([ˈɡlɛːzɐ]) and glass ([ɡlɑːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25101, 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]. glass is at rank #16,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡlɑːs].
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 25101, this pair ranks #1,838,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gläser vs glass
Shared letters: gls. Private to "Gläser": erä. Private to "glass": a.
"Gläser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "glass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- glass ← galss · gglass · glaß · gllass · glsas · lgass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gläser" and "glass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gläser" or "glass" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gläser" and "glass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gläser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gläser" and "glass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gases vs glass". 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 #1,838,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.