Which to use
“grillen” is a verb and “grillo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,211
- “grillen” frequency rank
- #48,193
- “grillo” frequency rank
- 57404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grillen | grillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (im Freien zumeist in geselliger Runde) etwas bei offener Hitze auf dem Rost garen | die Grille |
Letter map: grillen vs grillo
Shared letters muted; letters that set grillen and grillo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - grillen and grillo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grillen is averb and grilloanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grillen is recorded at frequency rank #9,211, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁɪlən]. 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 57404, this pair ranks #902,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grillen vs grillo
Shared letters: gilr. Private to "grillen": en. Private to "grillo": o.
"grillen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grillen" for "grillo" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "grillen" or "grillo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grillen" and "grillo".
- Full dictionary entry for "grillen" 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 #902,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grillen" 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 #902,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.