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“geräumt” and “graut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,722
“geräumt” frequency rank
#46,707
“graut” frequency rank
59429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geräumt graut
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs räumen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grauen

Where the eye mixes geräumt and graut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. geräumt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against graut's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geräumt
5 ch
graut

Look-alike desk: geräumt vs graut

A purely visual mix-up. geräumt ([ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt]) and graut ([ɡʁaʊ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geräumt is recorded at frequency rank #12,722, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt]. graut is at rank #46,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡʁaʊ̯t].

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 59429, this pair ranks #824,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geräumt vs graut

Shared letters: grtu. Private to "geräumt": emä. Private to "graut": a.

"geräumt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "graut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graut ← garut · ggraut · gratu · grautt · grraut · gruat · rgaut

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geräumt" and "graut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt] versus [ɡʁaʊ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geräumt" vs "graut" - which ranks higher?
"geräumt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,722 in our German list, against #46,707 for "graut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geräumt" and "graut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geräumt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "graut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #824,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geräumt" and "graut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut 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 #824,847 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