Which to use
“grobe” and “grobes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- #41,216
- “grobes” frequency rank
- 51316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grobe | grobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grobe and grobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grobe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grobes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grobe with grobes
A purely visual mix-up. grobe ([ˈɡʁoːbə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “grobe” sits inside “grobes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51316, 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]. 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 51316, this pair ranks #1,140,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grobe vs grobes
Shared letters: begor. Private to "grobe": -. Private to "grobes": s.
"grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grobes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grobe" and "grobes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grobe" vs "grobes" - 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 "grobe" 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 #1,140,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grobe" 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 #1,140,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.