Which to use
“grade” and “Gründe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,970
- “grade” frequency rank
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- 3566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grade | Gründe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Schul-)Note | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund |
Where the eye mixes grade and Gründe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grade vs Gründe
A purely visual mix-up. grade ([ɡɹeɪd]) and Gründe ([ˈɡʁʏndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3566, 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]. Gründe is at rank #1,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndə].
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 3566, this pair ranks #1,999,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grade vs Gründe
Shared letters: degr. Private to "grade": a. Private to "Gründe": nü.
"grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grade ← ggrade · gradde · graed · grdae · grrade · rgade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grade" and "Gründe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grade" or "Gründe"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grade" and "Gründe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grade 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 #1,999,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.