Which to use
“getan” is a verb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,182
- “getan” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 14568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | getan | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tun | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: getan vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set getan and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - getan and gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: getan is averb and grananadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
getan is recorded at frequency rank #1,182, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaːn]. 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 14568, this pair ranks #1,950,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of getan vs gran
Shared letters: agn. Private to "getan": et. Private to "gran": r.
"getan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "getan" and "gran" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "getan" or "gran"?
What to do next
You've compared "getan" and "gran". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "getan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "getan" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gran vs puzzles". 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 #1,950,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.