Gramm

[ɡʁam]

/[ɡʁam]/ noun

The verdict

“Gramm” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,601
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit der Masse, die einem Tausendstel des Kilogramms entspricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gramm · Gramm · German

Gramm · rank #5,601 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,601
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH girls

Nearest frequency peer: girls (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gramm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gramm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gramm vs Graz
60% similar
Gramm vs Gras
60% similar
Gramm vs grau
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gramm
PropertyValue
HeadwordGramm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁam]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,601
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gramm“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grammliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „girls“ (#5,600), „Handwerker“ (#5,602), „getrieben“ (#5,599). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gramm“ bei #5,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Gramm (IPA [ɡʁam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,601 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maßeinheit der Masse, die einem Tausendstel des Kilogramms entspricht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gramm, with forms such as "garmm", "ggramm", and "grmam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Graz", "Gras", "grau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gramm, spelled G-R-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßeinheit der Masse, die einem Tausendstel des Kilogramms entspricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gramm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Da zog der Rote einen Lederbeutel aus der Tasche und gab ihm ein Stück reines Naturgold, also ein Nugget, welches wenigstens fünfzig Gramm gewogen hat, und der Beutel ist ganz voll solcher Stücke gewesen, die einen ganz immensen Wert ausmachten.
  2. Bei einer Temperatur von 3,98 °C und einem Luftdruck von 101,325 kPa entspricht ein Milliliter Wasser einer Masse von einem Gramm.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garmm
  • ggramm
  • grmam
  • grramm
  • rgamm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gramm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garmm2ggramm1grmam2grramm1rgamm2
Edit distance from "Gramm"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gramm"?
"Gramm" is spelled G-R-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁam].
What does "Gramm" mean?
As a noun, "Gramm" means: Maßeinheit der Masse, die einem Tausendstel des Kilogramms entspricht
What words are commonly confused with "Gramm"?
"Gramm" is commonly confused with "Graz", "Gras", "grau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gramm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gramm" is [ɡʁam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gramm" come from?
"Gramm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gramm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list