Which to use
“grobe” is an adjective and “Grosse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,100
- “grobe” frequency rank
- #259
- “Grosse” frequency rank
- 10359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grobe | Grosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gros |
Where the eye mixes grobe and Grosse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grobe vs Grosse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grobe is [ˈɡʁoːbə] while Grosse is [ˈɡʁɔsə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10359, 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]. Grosse is at rank #259, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɔsə].
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 10359, this pair ranks #1,975,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grobe vs Grosse
Shared letters: egor. Private to "grobe": b. Private to "Grosse": s.
"grobe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grobe" and "Grosse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grobe" or "Grosse" show up more?
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 "Grosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grobe" and "Grosse" 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 #1,975,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.