Which to use
“Grille” and “grillo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,461
- “Grille” frequency rank
- #48,193
- “grillo” frequency rank
- 95654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grille | grillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch zirpende Laute auffallendes Insekt (Familie Gryllidae) | die Grille |
Letter map: Grille vs grillo
Shared letters muted; letters that set Grille and grillo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: Grille and grillo
Grille and grillo are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Grille” becomes o in “grillo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grille is recorded at frequency rank #47,461, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɪlə]. grillo is at rank #48,193, 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 95654, this pair ranks #10,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Grille vs grillo
Shared letters: gilr. Private to "Grille": e. Private to "grillo": o.
"Grille" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Grille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grille" and "grillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grillo 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 #10,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.