granvsrightWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gran is a adjective, right is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gran” is an adjective and “right” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,386
“gran” frequency rank
#9,445
“right” frequency rank
22831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gran right
Definition groß, hochgewachsen Recht, Anrecht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gran and right apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
gran
5 ch
right

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and rightanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. right is at rank #9,445, 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 22831, this pair ranks #1,869,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gran vs right

Shared letters: gr. Private to "gran": an. Private to "right": hit.

"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "right" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • granggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan
  • rightirght · rgiht · rigght · righht · rightt · rigth · rihgt · rright

Frequency comparison

gran#13,386
right#9,445

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gran" and "right" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gran" is an adjective and "right" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gran" or "right"?
"right" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,445 in our German list, against #13,386 for "gran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gran vs right

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gran”; for a noun, it's “right”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gran” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list