Which to use
“Glatze” and “Götze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,569
- “Glatze” frequency rank
- #11,248
- “Götze” frequency rank
- 29817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Glatze | Götze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haarlose Stelle des normalerweise behaarten Teils des Kopfes | heidnischer Gott (aus der Sicht der monotheistischen Religionen); falscher Gott (abwertend) |
Where the eye mixes Glatze and Götze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Glatze runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Götze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Glatze vs Götze
A purely visual mix-up. Glatze ([ˈɡlat͡sə]) and Götze ([ˈɡœt͡sə]) 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 29817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Glatze is recorded at frequency rank #18,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlat͡sə]. Götze is at rank #11,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡœt͡sə].
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 29817, this pair ranks #1,759,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Glatze vs Götze
Shared letters: egtz. Private to "Glatze": al. Private to "Götze": ö.
"Glatze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Götze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Glatze ← galtze · gglatze · glatez · glattze · glatzze · glazte · gllatze · gltaze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Glatze" for "Götze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Glatze" or "Götze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Glatze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Götze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Glatze" and "Götze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glatze vs glotzen". 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 #1,759,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.