GralvsGrasConfusable pair

Which to use

“Gral” and “Gras” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,617
“Gral” frequency rank
#4,274
“Gras” frequency rank
37891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gral Gras
Definition eine geheimnisvolle, wundervolle Schale, aus Stein oder Kristall, die immer nur Auserwählten oder Berufenen sichtbar ist einkeimblättrige Pflanze mit unscheinbaren Blüten und langen, schmalen und meist grünen Blättern (einzelnes Exemplar, einzelne Art oder Gesamtheit)

Where the eye mixes Gral and Gras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Gral
4 ch
Gras

Look-alike desk: Gral vs Gras

A purely visual mix-up. Gral ([ɡʁaːl]) and Gras ([ɡʁaːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “Gral” becomes s in “Gras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gral is recorded at frequency rank #33,617, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːl]. Gras is at rank #4,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːs].

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 37891, this pair ranks #1,578,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gral vs Gras

Shared letters: agr. Private to "Gral": l. Private to "Gras": s.

"Gral" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gralgarl · ggral · grall · grla · grral · rgal
  • Grasgars · ggras · grras · grsa · rgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gral" for "Gras" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡʁaːl] versus [ɡʁaːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gral" or "Gras"?
"Gras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,274 in our German list, against #33,617 for "Gral". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,578,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gral" and "Gras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Gral". 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 #1,578,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list