Which to use
“Gräfin” is a noun and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,101
- “Gräfin” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- 23487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gräfin | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Ehefrau eines Grafen | groß, hochgewachsen |
Letter map: Gräfin vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gräfin and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Gräfin vs gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Gräfin is anoun and grananadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gräfin is recorded at frequency rank #10,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːfɪn]. gran is at rank #13,386, tagged as anadj, 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 23487, this pair ranks #1,860,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gräfin vs gran
Shared letters: gnr. Private to "Gräfin": fiä. Private to "gran": a.
"Gräfin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gran ← ggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gräfin" and "gran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gräfin" or "gran" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Gräfin" vs "gran" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gräfin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gräfin" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gran 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 #1,860,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.