Which to use
“Grad” is a noun and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #928
- “Grad” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 14314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grad | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ausmaß, das Viel oder Wenig einer Eigenschaft oder eines Zustandes | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: Grad vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set Grad and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Grad vs gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Grad is anoun and grananadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “Grad” becomes n in “gran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grad is recorded at frequency rank #928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt]. gran is at rank #13,386, tagged as anadj, 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 14314, this pair ranks #1,952,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grad vs gran
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Grad": d. Private to "gran": n.
"Grad" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grad" and "gran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Grad" vs "gran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Grad" and "gran".
- Full dictionary entry for "Grad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grad" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gran vs puzzles". 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 #1,952,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.