Which to use
“Grippe” and “Gruppe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,664
- “Grippe” frequency rank
- #476
- “Gruppe” frequency rank
- 12140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grippe | Gruppe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird | Anzahl von Personen oder Dingen, die als zusammengehörig wahrgenommen werden |
Where the eye mixes Grippe and Gruppe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Grippe vs Gruppe
A purely visual mix-up. Grippe ([ˈɡʁɪpə]) and Gruppe ([ˈɡʁʊpə]) 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 a single letter - i in “Grippe” becomes u in “Gruppe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grippe is recorded at frequency rank #11,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɪpə]. Gruppe is at rank #476, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊpə].
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 12140, this pair ranks #1,965,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grippe vs Gruppe
Shared letters: egpr. Private to "Grippe": i. Private to "Gruppe": u.
"Grippe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Gruppe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grippe" for "Gruppe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Grippe" or "Gruppe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Grippe" and "Gruppe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grippe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruppe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grippe" and "Gruppe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grille vs Grippe". 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 #1,965,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.