gracevsgrapesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“grace” and “grapes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,680
“grace” frequency rank
#10,706
“grapes” frequency rank
13386
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grace grapes
Definition Charming, pleasing qualities. plural of grape

Where the eye mixes grace and grapes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grace
6 ch
grapes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. grace (/ɡɹeɪs/) and grapes (/ɡɹeɪps/) 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 13386, 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/. 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 13386, this pair ranks #476,132 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of grace vs grapes

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "grace": c. Private to "grapes": ps.

"grace" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grapes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gracegarce · ggrace · gracce · graec · grcae · grrace · rgace
  • grapesgarpes · ggrapes · graeps · grapess · grappes · grapse · grpaes · grrapes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "grace" and "grapes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ɡɹeɪs/ versus /ɡɹeɪps/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "grace" or "grapes"?
"grace" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,680 in our English list, against #10,706 for "grapes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list