Which to use
“grades” is a verb and “role” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- 51901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grades | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade | die Rolle |
Letter map: grades vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set grades and role apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. grades runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against role's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - grades and role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grades is averb and roleanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grades is recorded at frequency rank #15,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. role is at rank #35,998, 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 51901, this pair ranks #1,117,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grades vs role
Shared letters: er. Private to "grades": adgs. Private to "role": lo.
"grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grades" for "role" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grades" or "role"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grades" and "role".
- Full dictionary entry for "grades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,117,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grades" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #1,117,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.