Which to use
“grades” is a verb and “gratis” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- #2,447
- “gratis” frequency rank
- 18350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grades | gratis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade | ohne eine Bezahlung zu verlangen |
Letter map: grades vs gratis
Shared letters muted; letters that set grades and gratis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - grades and gratis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grades is averb and gratisanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grades is recorded at frequency rank #15,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. gratis is at rank #2,447, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːtɪs].
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 18350, this pair ranks #1,919,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grades vs gratis
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "grades": de. Private to "gratis": it.
"grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gratis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grades" and "gratis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grades" or "gratis"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grades" and "gratis".
- Full dictionary entry for "grades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grades" and "gratis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grades vs puzzles". 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 #1,919,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.