Which to use
“grauem” and “graues” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,976
- “grauem” frequency rank
- #32,066
- “graues” frequency rank
- 72042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grauem | graues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau |
Where the eye mixes grauem and graues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grauem and graues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grauem and graues
A purely visual mix-up. grauem ([ˈɡʁaʊ̯əm]) and graues ([ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “grauem” becomes s in “graues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grauem is recorded at frequency rank #39,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əm]. graues is at rank #32,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs].
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 72042, this pair ranks #399,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grauem vs graues
Shared letters: aegru. Private to "grauem": m. Private to "graues": s.
"grauem" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "graues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grauem" for "graues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grauem" vs "graues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grauem" and "graues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grauem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grauem" and "graues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grauem vs grave". 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 #399,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.