Which to use
“grand” is an adjective and “grass” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,205
- “grand” frequency rank
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- 19853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grand | grass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von überdurchschnittlicher Höhe: groß, hoch | Gras, Rasen |
Letter map: grand vs grass
Shared letters muted; letters that set grand and grass apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - grand and grass
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grand is anadjective and grassanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grand is recorded at frequency rank #4,205, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡrɑ̃]. grass is at rank #15,648, 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 19853, this pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grand vs grass
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grand": dn. Private to "grass": s.
"grand" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grand" and "grass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grand" or "grass" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grand" and "grass".
- Full dictionary entry for "grand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grand" and "grass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grass 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 #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.