Which to use
“grabe” is a verb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,633
- “grabe” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 35019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabe | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs graben | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: grabe vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set grabe and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - grabe and gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grabe is averb and grananadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabe is recorded at frequency rank #21,633, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːbə]. 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 35019, this pair ranks #1,649,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grabe vs gran
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabe": be. Private to "gran": n.
"grabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabe" and "gran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grabe" or "gran" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "grabe" vs "gran" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabe" 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 #1,649,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabe" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabe vs grave". 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 #1,649,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.