GrabesvsgrassWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Grabes” and “grass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,546
“Grabes” frequency rank
#15,648
“grass” frequency rank
53194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Grabes grass
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab Gras, Rasen

Letter map: Grabes vs grass

Shared letters muted; letters that set Grabes and grass apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Grabes
5 ch
grass

Pair insight - Grabes / grass

Grabes and grass are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53194, 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]. grass is at rank #15,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 53194, this pair ranks #1,067,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Grabes vs grass

Shared letters: agrs. Private to "Grabes": be. Private to "grass": -.

"Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Grabesgarbes · ggrabes · grabbes · grabess · grabse · graebs · grbaes · grrabes
  • grassgarss · ggrass · graß · grrass · grsas · rgass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Grabes" and "grass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Grabes" vs "grass" - which ranks higher?
"grass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,648 in our German list, against #37,546 for "Grabes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Grabes" and "grass".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Grabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,067,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Grabes" and "grass" 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 #1,067,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list