Which to use
“grant” is a verb and “Grund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,446
- “grant” frequency rank
- #378
- “Grund” frequency rank
- 11824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grant | Grund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewilligen, gewähren, verleihen, zugestehen, einräumen | Ereignis, welches ein Darauffolgendes hervorgerufen hat |
Where the eye mixes grant and Grund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grant vs Grund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grant is [ɡrɑːnt] while Grund is [ɡʁʊnt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grant is recorded at frequency rank #11,446, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡrɑːnt]. Grund is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊnt].
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 11824, this pair ranks #1,967,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grant vs Grund
Shared letters: gnr. Private to "grant": at. Private to "Grund": du.
"grant" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Grund" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grant" and "Grund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grant vs grave". 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 #1,967,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.