Which to use
“grob” and “grobes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,843
- “grob” frequency rank
- #41,216
- “grobes” frequency rank
- 47059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grob | grobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unfein, unbehauen, unbearbeitet, unrein von Stoffen, Oberflächen und Material, ungenau, unscharf | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grob and grobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grob vs grobes
A purely visual mix-up. grob ([ɡʁoːp]) and grobes ([ɡʁoːbəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “grob” sits inside “grobes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47059, 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]. grobes is at rank #41,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːbəs].
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 47059, this pair ranks #1,297,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grob vs grobes
Shared letters: bgor. Private to "grob": -. Private to "grobes": es.
"grob" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grobes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grob" and "grobes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grob" vs "grobes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grobes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,297,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grob" and "grobes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs grobes". 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 #1,297,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.