Which to use
“grass” and “Gros” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- #16,727
- “Gros” frequency rank
- 32375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | Gros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gras, Rasen | zwölf Dutzend (144 Stück) |
Letter map: grass vs Gros
Shared letters muted; letters that set grass and Gros apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - grass / Gros
grass and Gros are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #15,648, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Gros is at rank #16,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁɔs].
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 32375, this pair ranks #1,708,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs Gros
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grass": a. Private to "Gros": o.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Gros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grass" for "Gros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grass" vs "Gros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grass" and "Gros".
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "Gros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Gros". 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 #1,708,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.