Which to use
“games” is a noun and “graues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,526
- “games” frequency rank
- #32,066
- “graues” frequency rank
- 35592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | games | graues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs game | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes games and graues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses games with graues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: games is [ɡeɪmz] while graues is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs]. 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 35592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
games is recorded at frequency rank #3,526, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡeɪmz]. graues is at rank #32,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs].
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 35592, this pair ranks #1,636,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of games vs graues
Shared letters: aegs. Private to "games": m. Private to "graues": ru.
"games" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "graues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "games" for "graues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "games" vs "graues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "games" and "graues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "games" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,636,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "games" and "graues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graues vs grave". 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 #1,636,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.