Which to use
“gazes” is a verb and “grapes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,480
- “gazes” frequency rank
- #10,706
- “grapes” frequency rank
- 57186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gazes | grapes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze | plural of grape |
Where the eye mixes gazes and grapes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gazes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against grapes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gazes with grapes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gazes is /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/ while grapes is /ɡɹeɪps/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gazes is recorded at frequency rank #46,480, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/. grapes is at rank #10,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹeɪps/.
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 57186, this pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gazes vs grapes
Shared letters: aegs. Private to "gazes": z. Private to "grapes": pr.
"gazes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "grapes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gazes" for "grapes" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "gazes" or "grapes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gazes" and "grapes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gazes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grapes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gazes" and "grapes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gazes vs glazer". 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 #121,016 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.