Which to use
“graced” and “graded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,295
- “graced” frequency rank
- #16,034
- “graded” frequency rank
- 45329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graced | graded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of grace | simple past and past participle of grade |
Where the eye mixes graced and graded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses graced with graded
A purely visual mix-up. graced (/ɡɹeɪst/) and graded (/ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/) 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 a single letter - c in “graced” becomes d in “graded”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graced is recorded at frequency rank #29,295, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡɹeɪst/. graded is at rank #16,034, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/.
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 45329, this pair ranks #222,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graced vs graded
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "graced": c. Private to "graded": -.
"graced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graded" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graced" for "graded" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graced" vs "graded" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "graced" and "graded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graced" and "graded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graced vs grates". 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 #222,255 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.