Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “seat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #14,927
- “seat” frequency rank
- 28313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | seat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | Sitz in einem Auto, Sitzplatz in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln oder im Theater |
Letter map: gran vs seat
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and seat apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. gran (CCVC) and seat (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - gran and seat
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and seatanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. seat is at rank #14,927, 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 28313, this pair ranks #1,787,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs seat
Shared letters: a. Private to "gran": gnr. Private to "seat": est.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "seat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gran" for "seat" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "seat" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "gran" vs "seat" 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 "seat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "seat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seat". 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 #1,787,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.