Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “unsern” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- 38352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | unsern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Letter map: gran vs unsern
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and unsern apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. gran runs 4 letters (CCVC) against unsern's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - gran and unsern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and unsernadeterminer. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. unsern is at rank #24,966, tagged as adet, 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 38352, this pair ranks #1,566,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs unsern
Shared letters: nr. Private to "gran": ag. Private to "unsern": esu.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gran" and "unsern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gran" or "unsern"?
Useful next steps
Pair "gran" vs "unsern" 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 "unsern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "unsern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unsern". 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 #1,566,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.