Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “graut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #46,707
- “graut” frequency rank
- 60093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | graut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grauen |
Letter map: gran vs graut
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and graut apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: gran vs graut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and grautaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. graut is at rank #46,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡʁaʊ̯t].
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 60093, this pair ranks #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs graut
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "graut": tu.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "graut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gran" and "graut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gran" or "graut"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "graut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut vs grave". 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 #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.