Which to use
“Gramm” and “grass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,601
- “Gramm” frequency rank
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- 21249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gramm | grass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maßeinheit der Masse, die einem Tausendstel des Kilogramms entspricht | Gras, Rasen |
Letter map: Gramm vs grass
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gramm and grass apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: Gramm and grass
Gramm and grass are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gramm is recorded at frequency rank #5,601, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁam]. grass is at rank #15,648, tagged as anoun, 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 21249, this pair ranks #1,888,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gramm vs grass
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Gramm": m. Private to "grass": s.
"Gramm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "Gramm" and "grass". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gramm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gramm" and "grass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grass 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 #1,888,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.