Which to use
“gönn” is a verb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,582
- “gönn” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 38968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gönn | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gönnen | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: gönn vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set gönn and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for gönn / gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gönn is averb and grananadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gönn is recorded at frequency rank #25,582, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡœn]. 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 38968, this pair ranks #1,549,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gönn vs gran
Shared letters: gn. Private to "gönn": ö. Private to "gran": ar.
"gönn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gran ← ggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gönn" for "gran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gönn" vs "gran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gönn" and "gran".
- Full dictionary entry for "gönn" 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 #1,549,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gönn" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Goch vs gönn". 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 #1,549,764 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.