Which to use
“Gral” and “Graus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,617
- “Gral” frequency rank
- #43,228
- “Graus” frequency rank
- 76845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gral | Graus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine geheimnisvolle, wundervolle Schale, aus Stein oder Kristall, die immer nur Auserwählten oder Berufenen sichtbar ist | etwas entsetzlich Fürchterliches |
Where the eye mixes Gral and Graus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gral runs 4 letters (CCVC) against Graus's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gral vs Graus
A purely visual mix-up. Gral ([ɡʁaːl]) and Graus ([ɡʁaʊ̯s]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76845, 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]. Graus is at rank #43,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaʊ̯s].
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 76845, this pair ranks #274,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gral vs Graus
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Gral": l. Private to "Graus": su.
"Gral" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Graus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gral" for "Graus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gral" or "Graus" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gral" and "Graus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Graus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gral" and "Graus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graus 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 #274,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.