Which to use
“grass” and “role” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,648
- “grass” frequency rank
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- 51646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gras, Rasen | die Rolle |
Letter map: grass vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set grass and role apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. grass runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against role's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on grass vs role
grass and role 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 51646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #15,648, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. role is at rank #35,998, 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 51646, this pair ranks #1,127,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs role
Shared letters: r. Private to "grass": ags. Private to "role": elo.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grass" and "role" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grass" or "role" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "grass" and "role". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,127,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #1,127,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.