Which to use
“Gruft” and “Grüne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,966
- “Gruft” frequency rank
- #1,481
- “Grüne” frequency rank
- 25447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gruft | Grüne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gemauerter Raum (über- oder unterirdisch), in dem der Sarg bestattet wird | in der freien Natur, in die freie Natur |
Where the eye mixes Gruft and Grüne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gruft with Grüne
A purely visual mix-up. Gruft ([ɡʁʊft]) and Grüne ([ˈɡʁyːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gruft is recorded at frequency rank #23,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊft]. Grüne is at rank #1,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnə].
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 25447, this pair ranks #1,833,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gruft vs Grüne
Shared letters: gr. Private to "Gruft": ftu. Private to "Grüne": enü.
"Gruft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Grüne" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gruft ← ggruft · grfut · grruft · grufft · gruftt · grutf · gurft · rguft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gruft" for "Grüne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gruft" vs "Grüne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gruft" and "Grüne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grüne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gruft" and "Grüne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut vs Gruft". 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 #1,833,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.