Which to use
“Gräber” and “Gräbern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,159
- “Gräber” frequency rank
- #23,552
- “Gräbern” frequency rank
- 36711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräber | Gräbern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aus bestimmten Gründen eine Vertiefung in der Erde aushebt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grab |
Where the eye mixes Gräber and Gräbern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gräber runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Gräbern's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gräber vs Gräbern
A purely visual mix-up. Gräber ([ˈɡʁɛːbɐ]) and Gräbern ([ˈɡʁɛːbɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gräber” sits inside “Gräbern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gräber is recorded at frequency rank #13,159, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːbɐ]. Gräbern is at rank #23,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːbɐn].
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 36711, this pair ranks #1,608,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gräber vs Gräbern
Shared letters: begrä. Private to "Gräber": -. Private to "Gräbern": n.
"Gräber" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Gräbern" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gräber" and "Gräbern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gräber" or "Gräbern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gräber" and "Gräbern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräbern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräber" and "Gräbern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gabeln vs Gräbern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,608,634 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.