Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “grant” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #11,446
- “grant” frequency rank
- 24832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | grant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | bewilligen, gewähren, verleihen, zugestehen, einräumen |
Letter map: gran vs grant
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and grant apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: gran vs grant
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and grantaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gran” sits inside “grant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. grant is at rank #11,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡrɑːnt].
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 24832, this pair ranks #1,842,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs grant
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "gran": -. Private to "grant": t.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grant" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "grant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gran" or "grant" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "gran" vs "grant" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "grant" 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 #1,842,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.