Which to use
“grace” and “gram” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,680
- “grace” frequency rank
- #10,219
- “gram” frequency rank
- 12899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grace | gram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charming, pleasing qualities. | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. |
Where the eye mixes grace and gram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. grace (/ɡɹeɪs/) and gram (/ˈɡɹæm/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grace is recorded at frequency rank #2,680, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹeɪs/. gram is at rank #10,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɹæm/.
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 12899, this pair ranks #478,901 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grace vs gram
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grace": ce. Private to "gram": m.
"grace" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC