Which to use
“grass” is a noun and “gratis” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- #2,447
- “gratis” frequency rank
- 18095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | gratis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gras, Rasen | ohne eine Bezahlung zu verlangen |
Letter map: grass vs gratis
Shared letters muted; letters that set grass and gratis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - grass and gratis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grass is anoun and gratisanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #15,648, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. gratis is at rank #2,447, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːtɪs].
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 18095, this pair ranks #1,921,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs gratis
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "grass": -. Private to "gratis": it.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "gratis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grass" and "gratis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grass" or "gratis"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grass" and "gratis".
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "gratis" 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 #1,921,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.