Which to use
“grade” and “Graus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,970
- “grade” frequency rank
- #43,228
- “Graus” frequency rank
- 45198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grade | Graus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Schul-)Note | etwas entsetzlich Fürchterliches |
Where the eye mixes grade and Graus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grade with Graus
A purely visual mix-up. grade ([ɡɹeɪd]) and Graus ([ɡʁaʊ̯s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grade is recorded at frequency rank #1,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡɹeɪd]. Graus is at rank #43,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaʊ̯s].
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 45198, this pair ranks #1,361,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grade vs Graus
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grade": de. Private to "Graus": su.
"grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Graus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grade" and "Graus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grade" or "Graus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grade" and "Graus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Graus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,361,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grade" and "Graus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graus 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 #1,361,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.