Which to use
“grave” is an adverb and “grobe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,941
- “grave” frequency rank
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- 59041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grave | grobe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | langsam und ernst, feierlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grave and grobe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grave vs grobe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grave is [ˈɡʁaːvə] while grobe is [ˈɡʁoːbə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grave is recorded at frequency rank #48,941, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːvə]. grobe is at rank #10,100, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbə].
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 59041, this pair ranks #839,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grave vs grobe
Shared letters: egr. Private to "grave": av. Private to "grobe": bo.
"grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grave" and "grobe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grave" vs "grobe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grave" and "grobe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grobe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #839,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grave" and "grobe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut 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 #839,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.