Which to use
“gotta” and “shows” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,814
- “gotta” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 43944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gotta | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umgangssp. benötigen, müssen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: gotta vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set gotta and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. gotta (CVCCV) and shows (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on gotta vs shows
gotta and shows are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gotta is recorded at frequency rank #35,814, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shows is at rank #8,130, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 43944, this pair ranks #1,402,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gotta vs shows
Shared letters: o. Private to "gotta": agt. Private to "shows": hsw.
"gotta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gotta" and "shows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gotta" or "shows" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gotta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gotta" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gotta vs puzzles". 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 #1,402,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.