Which to use
“Grad” and “grade” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #928
- “Grad” frequency rank
- #1,970
- “grade” frequency rank
- 2898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grad | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ausmaß, das Viel oder Wenig einer Eigenschaft oder eines Zustandes | (Schul-)Note |
Where the eye mixes Grad and grade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Grad and grade
A purely visual mix-up. Grad ([ɡʁaːt]) and grade ([ɡɹeɪd]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Grad” sits inside “grade”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grad is recorded at frequency rank #928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt]. grade is at rank #1,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɹeɪd].
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 2898, this pair ranks #2,001,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grad vs grade
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "Grad": -. Private to "grade": e.
"Grad" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Grad" and "grade" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Grad" or "grade"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Grad" and "grade" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grad" and "grade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grade 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 #2,001,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.