Which to use
“grobe” and “grober” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- #20,943
- “grober” frequency rank
- 31043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grobe | grober |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grobe and grober
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grobe vs grober
A purely visual mix-up. grobe ([ˈɡʁoːbə]) and grober ([ɡʁoːbɐ]) 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) - “grobe” sits inside “grober”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grobe is recorded at frequency rank #10,100, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbə]. grober is at rank #20,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːbɐ].
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 31043, this pair ranks #1,735,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grobe vs grober
Shared letters: begor. Private to "grobe": -. Private to "grober": -.
"grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grober" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grobe" and "grober" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grobe" or "grober"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grober" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,735,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grobe" and "grober" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grober 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 #1,735,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.