Which to use
“Gürtel” is a noun and “gutes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,217
- “Gürtel” frequency rank
- #793
- “gutes” frequency rank
- 9010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gürtel | gutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein um den Körper getragenes Band, das zum Zusammenhalt von Kleidung dient | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut |
Where the eye mixes Gürtel and gutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gürtel runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gutes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gürtel and gutes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gürtel is [ˈɡʏʁtl̩] while gutes is [ˈɡuːtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gürtel is recorded at frequency rank #8,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʏʁtl̩]. gutes is at rank #793, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtəs].
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 9010, this pair ranks #1,981,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gürtel vs gutes
Shared letters: egt. Private to "Gürtel": lrü. Private to "gutes": su.
"Gürtel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gutes ← ggutes · gtues · guets · gutess · gutse · guttes · ugtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gürtel" and "gutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gürtel" or "gutes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gürtel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gürtel" and "gutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gürtel vs Gustl". 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 #1,981,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.