Which to use
“glüht” is a verb and “gut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,396
- “glüht” frequency rank
- #89
- “gut” frequency rank
- 39485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glüht | gut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glühen | vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen |
Where the eye mixes glüht and gut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. glüht runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against gut's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: glüht vs gut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glüht is [ɡlyːt] while gut is [ɡuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glüht is recorded at frequency rank #39,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡlyːt]. gut is at rank #89, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡuːt].
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 39485, this pair ranks #1,535,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glüht vs gut
Shared letters: gt. Private to "glüht": hlü. Private to "gut": u.
"glüht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "gut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "glüht" and "gut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "glüht" or "gut"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "glüht" and "gut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glüht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glüht" and "gut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gicht vs glüht". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,535,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.