Which to use
“Gräber” is a noun and “groben” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,159
- “Gräber” frequency rank
- #12,728
- “groben” frequency rank
- 25887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräber | groben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aus bestimmten Gründen eine Vertiefung in der Erde aushebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes Gräber and groben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gräber and groben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gräber and groben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gräber is [ˈɡʁɛːbɐ] while groben is [ˈɡʁoːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 25887, 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]. groben is at rank #12,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbn̩].
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 25887, this pair ranks #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gräber vs groben
Shared letters: begr. Private to "Gräber": ä. Private to "groben": no.
"Gräber" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "groben" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- groben ← ggroben · gorben · grboen · grobben · grobenn · grobne · groebn · grroben
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gräber" and "groben" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gräber" or "groben" show up more?
What to do next
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 "groben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräber" and "groben" 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 #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.