Which to use
“graced” and “granted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,295
- “graced” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “granted” frequency rank
- 31739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graced | granted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of grace | simple past and past participle of grant |
Where the eye mixes graced and granted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: graced vs granted
A purely visual mix-up. graced (/ɡɹeɪst/) and granted (/ˈɡɹæntɪd/) 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 31739, 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/. granted is at rank #2,444, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹæntɪd/.
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 31739, this pair ranks #343,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graced vs granted
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "graced": c. Private to "granted": nt.
"graced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "granted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graced" for "granted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "graced" or "granted"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graced" and "granted" 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 "granted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graced" and "granted" 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 #343,626 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.