Which to use
“Gräber” and “grade” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,159
- “Gräber” frequency rank
- #1,970
- “grade” frequency rank
- 15129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräber | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aus bestimmten Gründen eine Vertiefung in der Erde aushebt | (Schul-)Note |
Where the eye mixes Gräber and grade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gräber vs grade
A purely visual mix-up. Gräber ([ˈɡʁɛːbɐ]) and grade ([ɡɹeɪd]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15129, 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]. grade is at rank #1,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɹeɪd].
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 15129, this pair ranks #1,946,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gräber vs grade
Shared letters: egr. Private to "Gräber": bä. Private to "grade": ad.
"Gräber" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grade ← ggrade · gradde · graed · grdae · grrade · rgade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gräber" and "grade" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gräber" or "grade" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gräber" and "grade" 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 "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräber" and "grade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gräber 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 #1,946,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.