Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “kung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #22,408
- “kung” frequency rank
- 35794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | kung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | monarchisches Oberhaupt eines Königreichs; König |
Letter map: gran vs kung
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and kung apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. gran (CCVC) and kung (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: gran vs kung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and kunganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. kung is at rank #22,408, 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 35794, this pair ranks #1,631,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs kung
Shared letters: gn. Private to "gran": ar. Private to "kung": ku.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "kung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "kung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "kung".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "kung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kung 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 #1,631,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.