Which to use
“Grimm” is a noun and “Grimme” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,214
- “Grimm” frequency rank
- #26,036
- “Grimme” frequency rank
- 34250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grimm | Grimme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intensives Gefühl des Zornes | Familienname |
Where the eye mixes Grimm and Grimme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Grimm runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Grimme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Grimm and Grimme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grimm is [ɡʁɪm] while Grimme is [ɡʁɪmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Grimm” sits inside “Grimme”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grimm is recorded at frequency rank #8,214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁɪm]. Grimme is at rank #26,036, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɡʁɪmə].
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 34250, this pair ranks #1,667,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grimm vs Grimme
Shared letters: gimr. Private to "Grimm": -. Private to "Grimme": e.
"Grimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Grimme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grimm" and "Grimme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Grimm" or "Grimme"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Grimm" and "Grimme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grimm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grimme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grimm" and "Grimme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grille vs Grimme". 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 #1,667,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.