Which to use
“gries” and “grobes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,460
- “gries” frequency rank
- #41,216
- “grobes” frequency rank
- 88676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gries | grobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grau, grauhaarig oder trübe beim Wetter | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes gries and grobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gries runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against grobes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gries vs grobes
A purely visual mix-up. gries ([ɡʁiːs]) and grobes ([ɡʁoːbəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gries is recorded at frequency rank #47,460, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁiːs]. grobes is at rank #41,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːbəs].
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 88676, this pair ranks #65,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gries vs grobes
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "gries": i. Private to "grobes": bo.
"gries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "grobes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gries" for "grobes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gries" vs "grobes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gries" and "grobes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grobes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gries" and "grobes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs Grimms". 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 #65,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.