Which to use
“Grad” is a noun and “gray” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #928
- “Grad” frequency rank
- #16,443
- “gray” frequency rank
- 17371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grad | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ausmaß, das Viel oder Wenig einer Eigenschaft oder eines Zustandes | US-amerikanisch: zwischen schwarz und weiß, von ähnlicher Farbe wie Wolken bei Regen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Grad and gray apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Grad and gray form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - d in “Grad” becomes y in “gray” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grad is recorded at frequency rank #928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt]. gray is at rank #16,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡɹeɪ].
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 17371, this pair ranks #1,927,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Grad vs gray
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Grad”; for an adjective, it's “gray”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Grad” entry
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