# Graves vs gries

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Graves
*noun · IPA [ˈɡʁaːvəs] · frequency rank #46,001*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grave

### gries
*adjective · IPA [ɡʁiːs] · frequency rank #47,460*
grau, grauhaarig oder trübe beim Wetter

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