Which to use
“graced” and “grazed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,295
- “graced” frequency rank
- #33,259
- “grazed” frequency rank
- 62554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graced | grazed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of grace | simple past and past participle of graze |
Where the eye mixes graced and grazed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. graced and grazed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: graced vs grazed
A purely visual mix-up. graced (/ɡɹeɪst/) and grazed (/ɡɹeɪzd/) 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 z in “grazed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62554, 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/. grazed is at rank #33,259, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɹeɪzd/.
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 62554, this pair ranks #87,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graced vs grazed
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "graced": c. Private to "grazed": z.
"graced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grazed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graced" and "grazed" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "graced" or "grazed" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "graced" and "grazed" 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 "grazed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graced" and "grazed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glazer vs grazed". 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 #87,866 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.