Which to use
“gern” is an adverb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #616
- “gern” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 14002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gern | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Freude | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: gern vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set gern and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gern is anadverb and grananadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gern is recorded at frequency rank #616, classified as anadv, pronounced [ɡɛʁn]. gran is at rank #13,386, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 14002, this pair ranks #1,954,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gern vs gran
Shared letters: gnr. Private to "gern": e. Private to "gran": a.
"gern" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC