Which to use
“Gotik” is a noun and “gütig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,574
- “Gotik” frequency rank
- #36,974
- “gütig” frequency rank
- 77548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gotik | gütig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Kunststil der mittelalterlichen europäischen Hochkultur des 13. bis 15. Jahrhunderts der besonders ausgeprägt in der kirchlichen Baukunst der Kathedralen hervortritt | jemandem freundlich gesinnt |
Where the eye mixes Gotik and gütig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gotik and gütig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gotik and gütig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gotik is [ˈɡoːtɪk] while gütig is [ˈɡyːtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gotik is recorded at frequency rank #40,574, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡoːtɪk]. gütig is at rank #36,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡyːtɪç].
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 77548, this pair ranks #258,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gotik vs gütig
Shared letters: git. Private to "Gotik": ko. Private to "gütig": ü.
"Gotik" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gütig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gotik ← ggotik · goitk · gotikk · gotki · gottik · gtoik · ogtik
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gotik" for "gütig" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gotik" or "gütig" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gotik" and "gütig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gotik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gütig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gotik" and "gütig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gotik vs GTI". 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 #258,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.