Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “krapfen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #37,628
- “krapfen” frequency rank
- 51014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | krapfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | Krapfen, Berliner Pfannkuchen |
Letter map: gran vs krapfen
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and krapfen apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gran runs 4 letters (CCVC) against krapfen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - gran and krapfen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and krapfenanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. krapfen is at rank #37,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 51014, this pair ranks #1,151,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs krapfen
Shared letters: anr. Private to "gran": g. Private to "krapfen": efkp.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "krapfen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gran" for "krapfen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "krapfen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "krapfen".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krapfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,151,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "krapfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krapfen 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 #1,151,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.