Which to use
“Gerätes” and “Grabes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,124
- “Gerätes” frequency rank
- #37,546
- “Grabes” frequency rank
- 71670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerätes | Grabes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gerät | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab |
Where the eye mixes Gerätes and Grabes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gerätes with Grabes
A purely visual mix-up. Gerätes ([ɡəˈʁɛːtəs]) and Grabes ([ˈɡʁaːbəs]) 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 71670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerätes is recorded at frequency rank #34,124, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːtəs]. Grabes is at rank #37,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːbəs].
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 71670, this pair ranks #410,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gerätes vs Grabes
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "Gerätes": tä. Private to "Grabes": ab.
"Gerätes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grabes ← garbes · ggrabes · grabbes · grabess · grabse · graebs · grbaes · grrabes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gerätes" and "Grabes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gerätes" or "Grabes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerätes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grabes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerätes" and "Grabes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grabes 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 #410,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.