Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “Gras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #4,274
- “Gras” frequency rank
- 17660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | Gras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | einkeimblättrige Pflanze mit unscheinbaren Blüten und langen, schmalen und meist grünen Blättern (einzelnes Exemplar, einzelne Art oder Gesamtheit) |
Letter map: gran vs Gras
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and Gras apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - gran and Gras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and Grasanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “gran” becomes s in “Gras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Gras is at rank #4,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːs].
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 17660, this pair ranks #1,925,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs Gras
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "Gras": s.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gran" for "Gras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gran" or "Gras"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "Gras".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "Gras" 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 #1,925,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.