Which to use
“grass” is a noun and “gries” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- #47,460
- “gries” frequency rank
- 63108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | gries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gras, Rasen | grau, grauhaarig oder trübe beim Wetter |
Letter map: grass vs gries
Shared letters muted; letters that set grass and gries apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - grass and gries
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grass is anoun and griesanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #15,648, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. gries is at rank #47,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁiːs].
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 63108, this pair ranks #688,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs gries
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grass": a. Private to "gries": ei.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "gries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grass" and "gries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grass" or "gries" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "grass" vs "gries" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #688,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "gries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs Grimms". 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 #688,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.