# grave vs groove

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### groove
*verb · IPA [ˈɡʁuːvə] · frequency rank #28,693*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grooven

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