Which to use
“Grabes” is a noun and “grobes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,546
- “Grabes” frequency rank
- #41,216
- “grobes” frequency rank
- 78762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grabes | grobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grab | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes Grabes and grobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Grabes and grobes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Grabes with grobes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grabes is [ˈɡʁaːbəs] while grobes is [ɡʁoːbəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Grabes” becomes o in “grobes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78762, 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]. grobes is at rank #41,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːbəs].
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 78762, this pair ranks #231,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Grabes vs grobes
Shared letters: begrs. Private to "Grabes": a. Private to "grobes": o.
"Grabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grobes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Grabes" and "grobes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Grabes" vs "grobes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Grabes" and "grobes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grobes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grabes" and "grobes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs grobes". 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 #231,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.