Which to use
“grades” is a verb and “proof” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- #32,721
- “proof” frequency rank
- 48624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grades | proof |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade | Beweis, Beweismittel |
Letter map: grades vs proof
Shared letters muted; letters that set grades and proof apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. grades runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against proof's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - grades and proof
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grades is averb and proofanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grades is recorded at frequency rank #15,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. proof is at rank #32,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 48624, this pair ranks #1,241,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grades vs proof
Shared letters: r. Private to "grades": adegs. Private to "proof": fop.
"grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "proof" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grades" and "proof" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grades" vs "proof" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grades" and "proof".
- Full dictionary entry for "grades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grades" and "proof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proof 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 #1,241,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.