GräservsGrazerTell them apart

Which to use

“Gräser” and “Grazer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,096
“Gräser” frequency rank
#15,113
“Grazer” frequency rank
48209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gräser Grazer
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gras Einwohner der Stadt Graz

Where the eye mixes Gräser and Grazer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Gräser
6 ch
Grazer

Look-alike desk: Gräser vs Grazer

A purely visual mix-up. Gräser ([ˈɡʁɛːzɐ]) and Grazer ([ˈɡʁaːt͡sɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gräser is recorded at frequency rank #33,096, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːzɐ]. Grazer is at rank #15,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːt͡sɐ].

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 48209, this pair ranks #1,256,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gräser vs Grazer

Shared letters: egr. Private to "Gräser": . Private to "Grazer": az.

"Gräser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Grazer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Grazergarzer · ggrazer · graezr · grazerr · grazre · grazzer · grrazer · grzaer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Gräser" and "Grazer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡʁɛːzɐ] versus [ˈɡʁaːt͡sɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gräser" vs "Grazer" - which ranks higher?
"Grazer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,113 in our German list, against #33,096 for "Gräser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gräser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Grazer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,256,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gräser" and "Grazer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gräser 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 #1,256,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list