Which to use
“Grafen” is a noun and “graues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,372
- “Grafen” frequency rank
- #32,066
- “graues” frequency rank
- 37438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grafen | graues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Graf | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes Grafen and graues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Grafen vs graues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grafen is [ˈɡʁaːfən] while graues is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grafen is recorded at frequency rank #5,372, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfən]. graues is at rank #32,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs].
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 37438, this pair ranks #1,590,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grafen vs graues
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "Grafen": fn. Private to "graues": su.
"Grafen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grafen" and "graues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Grafen" or "graues"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Grafen" and "graues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grafen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grafen" and "graues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graues 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 #1,590,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.