Which to use
“grober” and “grobes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,943
- “grober” frequency rank
- #41,216
- “grobes” frequency rank
- 62159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grober | grobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grob |
Where the eye mixes grober and grobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grober and grobes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses grober with grobes
A purely visual mix-up. grober ([ɡʁoːbɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “grober” becomes s in “grobes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grober is recorded at frequency rank #20,943, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁoːbɐ]. 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 62159, this pair ranks #723,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grober vs grobes
Shared letters: begor. Private to "grober": -. Private to "grobes": s.
"grober" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grobes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grober" and "grobes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grober" or "grobes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grober" 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 #723,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grober" 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 #723,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.