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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gral" for "Gras" ever safe?
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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.