grauesvsgroupsTell them apart

Quick tell: graues is a adjective, groups is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“graues” is an adjective and “groups” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,066
“graues” frequency rank
#38,155
“groups” frequency rank
70221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graues groups
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grau Plural des Substantivs group

Letter map: graues vs groups

Shared letters muted; letters that set graues and groups apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
graues
6 ch
groups

Part-of-speech tell for graues / groups

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graues is anadjective and groupsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

graues is recorded at frequency rank #32,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaʊ̯əs]. groups is at rank #38,155, 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 70221, this pair ranks #452,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of graues vs groups

Shared letters: grsu. Private to "graues": ae. Private to "groups": op.

"graues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC  ·  "groups" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grauesgarues · ggraues · graeus · grauess · grause · grraues · gruaes · rgaues
  • groupsggroups · gorups · gropus · groupps · groupss · grousp · grroups · gruops

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "graues" for "groups" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "graues" is an adjective and "groups" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "graues" or "groups"?
"graues" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,066 in our German list, against #38,155 for "groups". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "graues" vs "groups" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "graues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "groups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #452,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graues" and "groups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "groups 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 #452,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list