Which to use
“gran” and “grob” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #5,843
- “grob” frequency rank
- 19229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | grob |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | unfein, unbehauen, unbearbeitet, unrein von Stoffen, Oberflächen und Material, ungenau, unscharf |
Letter map: gran vs grob
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and grob apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on gran vs grob
gran and grob 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. grob is at rank #5,843, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːp].
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 19229, this pair ranks #1,910,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs grob
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gran": an. Private to "grob": bo.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grob" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "grob" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gran" or "grob" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "gran" vs "grob" 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 "grob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "grob" 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 #1,910,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.