Which to use
“Gräber” is a noun and “grauem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,159
- “Gräber” frequency rank
- #39,976
- “grauem” frequency rank
- 53135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräber | grauem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aus bestimmten Gründen eine Vertiefung in der Erde aushebt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes Gräber and grauem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gräber vs grauem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gräber is [ˈɡʁɛːbɐ] while grauem is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53135, 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]. grauem is at rank #39,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əm].
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 53135, this pair ranks #1,069,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gräber vs grauem
Shared letters: egr. Private to "Gräber": bä. Private to "grauem": amu.
"Gräber" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grauem" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grauem ← garuem · ggrauem · graeum · grauemm · graume · grrauem · gruaem · rgauem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gräber" and "grauem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gräber" or "grauem"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grauem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,069,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräber" and "grauem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grauem 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 #1,069,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.