Gänse

[ˈɡɛnzə]

/[ˈɡɛnzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gänse” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,160
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gans

Corpus desk

Index DE-ganse · Gänse · German

Gänse · rank #25,160 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,160
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grauenhaft

Nearest frequency peer: grauenhaft (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gänse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gänse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gänse vs Gas
40% similar
Gänse vs ganz
20% similar
Gänse vs Gast
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gänse
PropertyValue
HeadwordGänse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛnzə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,160
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gänse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gänseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „grauenhaft“ (#25,159), „Haiti“ (#25,161), „googles“ (#25,158). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gänse“ bei #25,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Gänse (IPA [ˈɡɛnzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,160 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gänse, with forms such as "ggänse", "gnäse", and "gänes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gas", "ganz", "Gast", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gänse, spelled G-Ä-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gans
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gans
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gans

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggänse
  • gnäse
  • gänes
  • gännse
  • gänsse
  • gäsne
  • ägnse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gänse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggänse1gnäse2gänes2gännse1gänsse1gäsne2ägnse2
Edit distance from "Gänse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gänse"?
"Gänse" is spelled G-Ä-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛnzə].
What does "Gänse" mean?
As a noun, "Gänse" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gans
What words are commonly confused with "Gänse"?
"Gänse" is commonly confused with "Gas", "ganz", "Gast". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gänse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gänse" is [ˈɡɛnzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gänse" come from?
"Gänse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gänse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haiti#25,161globe#25,156jagte#25,184Johns#25,187

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Klose7 variantsKodex7 variantsKäthe7 variantslance7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list