Which to use
“Grabes” and “Gräser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,546
- “Grabes” frequency rank
- #33,096
- “Gräser” frequency rank
- 70642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grabes | Gräser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gras |
Where the eye mixes Grabes and Gräser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Grabes and Gräser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Grabes and Gräser
A purely visual mix-up. Grabes ([ˈɡʁaːbəs]) and Gräser ([ˈɡʁɛːzɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grabes is recorded at frequency rank #37,546, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːbəs]. Gräser is at rank #33,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːzɐ].
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 70642, this pair ranks #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Grabes vs Gräser
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "Grabes": ab. Private to "Gräser": ä.
"Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Gräser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grabes ← garbes · ggrabes · grabbes · grabess · grabse · graebs · grbaes · grrabes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grabes" for "Gräser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Grabes" vs "Gräser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grabes" and "Gräser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grabes 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 #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.