gamevsGramConfusable pair

Quick tell: game is a verb, Gram is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“game” is a verb and “Gram” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,119
“game” frequency rank
#39,975
“Gram” frequency rank
43094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature game Gram
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gamen tiefer Kummer

Where the eye mixes game and Gram

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
game
4 ch
Gram

Visual trap between game and Gram

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: game is [ˈɡeːmə] while Gram is [ɡʁaːm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

game is recorded at frequency rank #3,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːmə]. Gram is at rank #39,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːm].

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 43094, this pair ranks #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of game vs Gram

Shared letters: agm. Private to "game": e. Private to "Gram": r.

"game" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gameagme · gaem · gamme · ggame · gmae
  • Gramgarm · ggram · grma · grram · rgam

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "game" and "Gram" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "game" is a verb and "Gram" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "game" vs "Gram" - which ranks higher?
"game" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,119 in our German list, against #39,975 for "Gram". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "game" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "game" and "Gram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Gram". 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 #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list