# grauer vs grave

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### grauer
*adjective · IPA [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ɐ] · frequency rank #17,313*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau

### grave
*adverb · IPA [ˈɡʁaːvə] · frequency rank #48,941*
langsam und ernst, feierlich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/grauer-vs-grave