# grade vs grave

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### grade
*noun · IPA [ɡɹeɪd] · frequency rank #1,970*
(Schul-)Note

### grave
*adverb · IPA [ˈɡʁaːvə] · frequency rank #48,941*
langsam und ernst, feierlich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/grade-vs-grave