Which to use
“grob” and “grobe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,843
- “grob” frequency rank
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- 15943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grob | grobe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unfein, unbehauen, unbearbeitet, unrein von Stoffen, Oberflächen und Material, ungenau, unscharf | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grob and grobe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grob with grobe
A purely visual mix-up. grob ([ɡʁoːp]) and grobe ([ˈɡʁoːbə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “grob” sits inside “grobe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grob is recorded at frequency rank #5,843, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːp]. grobe is at rank #10,100, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbə].
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 15943, this pair ranks #1,939,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grob vs grobe
Shared letters: bgor. Private to "grob": -. Private to "grobe": e.
"grob" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grob" and "grobe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grob" vs "grobe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grobe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grob" and "grobe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grave vs grobe". 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 #1,939,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.