Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “Grat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #24,371
- “Grat” frequency rank
- 37757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | Grat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | schmaler Bergkamm, Bergrücken |
Letter map: gran vs Grat
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and Grat apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: gran vs Grat
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and Gratanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “gran” becomes t in “Grat”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Grat is at rank #24,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːt].
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 37757, this pair ranks #1,581,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs Grat
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "Grat": t.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Grat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gran" for "Grat" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "Grat" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "Grat".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "Grat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Grat". 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 #1,581,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.