# grab vs great

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### grab
*verb · IPA [ɡʁaːp] · frequency rank #3,965*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs graben

### great
*adjective · IPA [ɡɹeɪt] · frequency rank #8,381*
sehr groß

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/grab-vs-great