# grub vs gun

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### grub
*verb · IPA [ɡʁuːp] · frequency rank #27,333*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs graben

### gun
*noun · IPA [ɡʌn] · frequency rank #20,283*
Feuerwaffe, Schusswaffe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/grub-vs-gun