Which to use
“Gral” is a noun and “graut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,617
- “Gral” frequency rank
- #46,707
- “graut” frequency rank
- 80324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gral | graut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine geheimnisvolle, wundervolle Schale, aus Stein oder Kristall, die immer nur Auserwählten oder Berufenen sichtbar ist | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grauen |
Where the eye mixes Gral and graut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gral runs 4 letters (CCVC) against graut's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gral with graut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gral is [ɡʁaːl] while graut is [ɡʁaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80324, 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]. graut is at rank #46,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡʁaʊ̯t].
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 80324, this pair ranks #197,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gral vs graut
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Gral": l. Private to "graut": tu.
"Gral" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "graut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gral" and "graut" 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 "graut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gral" and "graut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut 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 #197,962 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.