Which to use
“forma” is a verb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,495
- “forma” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 55881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forma | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: forma vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set forma and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. forma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gran's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - forma and gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: forma is averb and grananadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forma is recorded at frequency rank #42,495, classified as averb, pronounced […]. gran is at rank #13,386, tagged as anadj, 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 55881, this pair ranks #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forma vs gran
Shared letters: ar. Private to "forma": fmo. Private to "gran": gn.
"forma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forma" for "gran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "forma" vs "gran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "forma" and "gran". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "forma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forma" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forma 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 #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.