Which to use
“Grabes” is a noun and “graues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,546
- “Grabes” frequency rank
- #32,066
- “graues” frequency rank
- 69612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grabes | graues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes Grabes and graues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Grabes (CCVCVC) and graues (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Grabes and graues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grabes is [ˈɡʁaːbəs] while graues is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “Grabes” becomes u in “graues”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69612, 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]. graues is at rank #32,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs].
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 69612, this pair ranks #471,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Grabes vs graues
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "Grabes": b. Private to "graues": u.
"Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grabes" for "graues" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Grabes" or "graues" show up more?
What to do next
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 "graues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grabes" and "graues" 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 #471,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.