Which to use
“grün” and “grünes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,515
- “grün” frequency rank
- #9,921
- “grünes” frequency rank
- 11436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grün | grünes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Farbe Grün zeigend, die im Lichtspektrum zwischen Gelb und Blau liegt (Wellenlänge 520–565 nm). | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün |
Where the eye mixes grün and grünes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grün runs 4 letters (CCVC) against grünes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grün and grünes
A purely visual mix-up. grün ([ɡʁyːn]) and grünes ([ˈɡʁyːnəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “grün” sits inside “grünes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grün is recorded at frequency rank #1,515, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁyːn]. grünes is at rank #9,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnəs].
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 11436, this pair ranks #1,969,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grün vs grünes
Shared letters: gnrü. Private to "grün": -. Private to "grünes": es.
"grün" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grünes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grün" for "grünes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grün" vs "grünes" - 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 "grün" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grünes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grün" and "grünes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs grünes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,969,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.