GoldesvsgradesConfusable pair

Quick tell: Goldes is a noun, grades is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Goldes” is a noun and “grades” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,929
“Goldes” frequency rank
#15,903
“grades” frequency rank
59832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Goldes grades
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gold 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade

Letter map: Goldes vs grades

Shared letters muted; letters that set Goldes and grades apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Goldes (CVCCVC) and grades (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Goldes
6 ch
grades

Part-of-speech tell for Goldes / grades

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Goldes is anoun and gradesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Goldes is recorded at frequency rank #43,929, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɔldəs]. grades is at rank #15,903, tagged as averb, 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 59832, this pair ranks #809,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Goldes vs grades

Shared letters: degs. Private to "Goldes": lo. Private to "grades": ar.

"Goldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Goldesggoldes · glodes · godles · golddes · goldess · goldse · goleds · golldes
  • gradesgardes · ggrades · graddes · gradess · gradse · graeds · grdaes · grrades

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Goldes" and "grades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Goldes" is a noun and "grades" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Goldes" or "grades" show up more?
"grades" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,903 in our German list, against #43,929 for "Goldes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Goldes" vs "grades" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Goldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #809,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Goldes" and "grades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilden vs Goldes". 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 #809,653 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