Which to use
“Graben” and “Gräfin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,717
- “Graben” frequency rank
- #10,101
- “Gräfin” frequency rank
- 15818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Graben | Gräfin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | länglicher Erdaushub | die Ehefrau eines Grafen |
Where the eye mixes Graben and Gräfin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Graben and Gräfin follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Graben vs Gräfin
A purely visual mix-up. Graben ([ˈɡʁaːbn̩]) and Gräfin ([ˈɡʁɛːfɪn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Graben is recorded at frequency rank #5,717, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːbn̩]. Gräfin is at rank #10,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːfɪn].
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 15818, this pair ranks #1,940,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Graben vs Gräfin
Shared letters: gnr. Private to "Graben": abe. Private to "Gräfin": fiä.
"Graben" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Gräfin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Graben ← garben · ggraben · grabben · grabenn · grabne · graebn · grbaen · grraben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Graben" for "Gräfin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Graben" vs "Gräfin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Graben" and "Gräfin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Graben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräfin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Graben" and "Gräfin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graben 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 #1,940,902 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.