graue

[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə]

/[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə]/ adj

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The verdict

“graue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,723
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau

Corpus desk

Index DE-graue · graue · German

graue · rank #8,723 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,723
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gläubigen

Nearest frequency peer: Gläubigen (-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 „graue“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „graue“ 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).

graue vs grün
40% similar
graue vs Graz
40% similar
graue vs gray
60% similar

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

Key facts for graue
PropertyValue
Headwordgraue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,723
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „graue“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).graueliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gläubigen“ (#8,722), „Grube“ (#8,724), „Geschäften“ (#8,721). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „graue“ bei #8,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around graue (IPA [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,723 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for graue, with forms such as "garue", "ggraue", and "graeu". 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, "grün", "Graz", "gray", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is graue, spelled G-R-A-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs grau
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs grau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garue
  • ggraue
  • graeu
  • grraue
  • gruae
  • rgaue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garue2ggraue1graeu2grraue1gruae2rgaue2
Edit distance from "graue"

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 "graue"?
"graue" is spelled G-R-A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə].
What does "graue" mean?
As an adjective, "graue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs grau
What words are commonly confused with "graue"?
"graue" is commonly confused with "grün", "Graz", "gray". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graue" is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graue" come from?
"graue" 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 "graue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Grube#8,724Gebot#8,717Frost#8,714frohe#8,713

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Krim6 variantsDarm6 variantsmisst6 variantsorder6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list