Which to use
“gran” and “gray” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #16,443
- “gray” frequency rank
- 29829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | US-amerikanisch: zwischen schwarz und weiß, von ähnlicher Farbe wie Wolken bei Regen |
Letter map: gran vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: gran and gray
gran and gray 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 a single letter - n in “gran” becomes y in “gray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. gray is at rank #16,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡɹeɪ].
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 29829, this pair ranks #1,759,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "gray": y.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "gray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gran" or "gray"?
What to do next
Pair "gran" vs "gray" 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 "gray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "gray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs gray". 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 #1,759,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.