Which to use
“glass” and “Glasur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,722
- “glass” frequency rank
- #44,652
- “Glasur” frequency rank
- 61374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glass | Glasur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material) | ein Überzug auf Keramiken, zum Beispiel auf Porzellan, der oft durchsichtig und spröde ist |
Where the eye mixes glass and Glasur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. glass runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Glasur's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses glass with Glasur
A purely visual mix-up. glass ([ɡlɑːs]) and Glasur ([ˌɡlaˈzuːɐ̯]) 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 61374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glass is recorded at frequency rank #16,722, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡlɑːs]. Glasur is at rank #44,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌɡlaˈzuːɐ̯].
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 61374, this pair ranks #752,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glass vs Glasur
Shared letters: agls. Private to "glass": -. Private to "Glasur": ru.
"glass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Glasur" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "glass" and "Glasur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "glass" or "Glasur"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "glass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glasur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #752,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glass" and "Glasur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glasur vs Gravur". 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 #752,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.