Which to use
“grande” is an adjective and “grazie” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,294
- “grande” frequency rank
- #32,067
- “grazie” frequency rank
- 44361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grande | grazie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Singular Femininum des Adjektivs grand | danke |
Where the eye mixes grande and grazie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grande (CCVCCV) and grazie (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses grande with grazie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grande is [ɡʁɑ̃d] while grazie is [ˈɡrattsje]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grande is recorded at frequency rank #12,294, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d]. grazie is at rank #32,067, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈɡrattsje].
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 44361, this pair ranks #1,388,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grande vs grazie
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "grande": dn. Private to "grazie": iz.
"grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grazie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grande" and "grazie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grande" or "grazie" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grande" and "grazie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grazie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,388,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grande" and "grazie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grave vs grazie". 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 #1,388,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.