Which to use
“Gräber” is a noun and “grobe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,159
- “Gräber” frequency rank
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- 23259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräber | grobe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aus bestimmten Gründen eine Vertiefung in der Erde aushebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes Gräber and grobe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gräber and grobe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gräber is [ˈɡʁɛːbɐ] while grobe is [ˈɡʁoːbə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23259, 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]. grobe is at rank #10,100, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbə].
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 23259, this pair ranks #1,863,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gräber vs grobe
Shared letters: begr. Private to "Gräber": ä. Private to "grobe": o.
"Gräber" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grobe ← ggrobe · gorbe · grboe · grobbe · groeb · grrobe · rgobe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gräber" for "grobe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gräber" or "grobe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gräber" and "grobe" 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 "grobe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräber" and "grobe" 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 #1,863,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.