Which to use
“gerader” and “grauer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,576
- “gerader” frequency rank
- #17,313
- “grauer” frequency rank
- 47889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerader | grauer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes gerader and grauer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gerader runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against grauer's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gerader vs grauer
A purely visual mix-up. gerader ([ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]) and grauer ([ˈɡʁaʊ̯ɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerader is recorded at frequency rank #30,576, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]. grauer is at rank #17,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ɐ].
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 47889, this pair ranks #1,268,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gerader vs grauer
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "gerader": d. Private to "grauer": u.
"gerader" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "grauer" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gerader" and "grauer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gerader" or "grauer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gerader" and "grauer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerader" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grauer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerader" and "grauer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemäuer vs gerader". 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 #1,268,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.