Which to use
“Grad” is a noun and “grande” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #928
- “Grad” frequency rank
- #12,294
- “grande” frequency rank
- 13222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grad | grande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ausmaß, das Viel oder Wenig einer Eigenschaft oder eines Zustandes | Singular Femininum des Adjektivs grand |
Where the eye mixes Grad and grande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Grad runs 4 letters (CCVC) against grande's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Grad and grande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grad is [ɡʁaːt] while grande is [ɡʁɑ̃d]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grad is recorded at frequency rank #928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt]. grande is at rank #12,294, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d].
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 13222, this pair ranks #1,959,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grad vs grande
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "Grad": -. Private to "grande": en.
"Grad" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grad" and "grande" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Grad" or "grande" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grad" and "grande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grande 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 #1,959,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.