Which to use
“gran” and “grand” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #4,205
- “grand” frequency rank
- 17591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | grand |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | von überdurchschnittlicher Höhe: groß, hoch |
Letter map: gran vs grand
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and grand apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - gran / grand
gran and grand 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gran” sits inside “grand”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. grand is at rank #4,205, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡrɑ̃].
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 17591, this pair ranks #1,926,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs grand
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "gran": -. Private to "grand": d.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grand" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gran" and "grand" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "grand" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "grand".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grand" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "grand" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gran 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 #1,926,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.