# grab vs grip

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### grip
*noun · IPA [ɡɾip] · frequency rank #43,229*
Influenza, Grippe

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