Which to use
“Grabes” is a noun and “gratis” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,546
- “Grabes” frequency rank
- #2,447
- “gratis” frequency rank
- 39993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grabes | gratis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab | ohne eine Bezahlung zu verlangen |
Where the eye mixes Grabes and gratis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Grabes and gratis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grabes is [ˈɡʁaːbəs] while gratis is [ˈɡʁaːtɪs]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39993, 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]. gratis is at rank #2,447, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːtɪs].
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 39993, this pair ranks #1,521,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grabes vs gratis
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "Grabes": be. Private to "gratis": it.
"Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gratis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grabes" for "gratis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Grabes" or "gratis" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grabes" and "gratis" 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 #1,521,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.