Which to use
“groben” and “grober” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,728
- “groben” frequency rank
- #20,943
- “grober” frequency rank
- 33671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | groben | grober |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes groben and grober
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: groben vs grober
A purely visual mix-up. groben ([ˈɡʁoːbn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “groben” becomes r in “grober”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
groben is recorded at frequency rank #12,728, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁoːbn̩]. 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 33671, this pair ranks #1,680,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of groben vs grober
Shared letters: begor. Private to "groben": n. Private to "grober": -.
"groben" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grober" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "groben" and "grober" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "groben" vs "grober" - 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 "groben" 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 #1,680,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "groben" 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 #1,680,627 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.