Which to use
“grünem” and “grünes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,944
- “grünem” frequency rank
- #9,921
- “grünes” frequency rank
- 30865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grünem | grünes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün |
Where the eye mixes grünem and grünes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grünem and grünes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grünem and grünes
A purely visual mix-up. grünem ([ˈɡʁyːnəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “grünem” becomes s in “grünes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grünem is recorded at frequency rank #20,944, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnəm]. 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 30865, this pair ranks #1,739,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grünem vs grünes
Shared letters: egnrü. Private to "grünem": m. Private to "grünes": s.
"grünem" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grünes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grünem" for "grünes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grünem" or "grünes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grünem" and "grünes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grünem" 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 #1,739,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grünem" and "grünes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grünem vs grusel". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,739,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.