Which to use
“grass” and “lemon” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- #32,151
- “lemon” frequency rank
- 47799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | lemon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gras, Rasen | Zitrone |
Letter map: grass vs lemon
Shared letters muted; letters that set grass and lemon apart highlighted. No shared letter run. grass (CCVCC) and lemon (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: grass and lemon
grass and lemon 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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #15,648, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lemon is at rank #32,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 47799, this pair ranks #1,271,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs lemon
Shared letters: none. Private to "grass": agrs. Private to "lemon": elmno.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "lemon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grass" for "lemon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grass" vs "lemon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grass" and "lemon".
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lemon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,271,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "lemon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lemon 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 #1,271,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.