Which to use
“Gerät” and “Grad” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,109
- “Gerät” frequency rank
- #928
- “Grad” frequency rank
- 3037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerät | Grad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Werkzeug oder Hilfsmittel; ein (ursprünglich einfach aufgebauter) beweglicher Gegenstand, mit dem etwas bewirkt werden kann | das Ausmaß, das Viel oder Wenig einer Eigenschaft oder eines Zustandes |
Where the eye mixes Gerät and Grad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gerät vs Grad
A purely visual mix-up. Gerät ([ɡəˈʁɛːt]) and Grad ([ɡʁaːt]) 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 3037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerät is recorded at frequency rank #2,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːt]. Grad is at rank #928, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt].
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 3037, this pair ranks #2,001,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerät vs Grad
Shared letters: gr. Private to "Gerät": etä. Private to "Grad": ad.
"Gerät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Grad" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grad ← gard · ggrad · gradd · grda · grrad · rgad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gerät" for "Grad" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gerät" or "Grad" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gerät" and "Grad" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerät" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerät" and "Grad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerafft vs Gerät". 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 #2,001,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.