Which to use
“Graeme” is a name and “graham” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,651
- “Graeme” frequency rank
- #4,306
- “graham” frequency rank
- 24957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Graeme | graham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Old English, a less common spelling of Graham. | Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. |
Same sound, different letters: Graeme vs graham
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. Graeme (CCVVCV) and graham (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - Graeme and graham
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Graeme and graham carry the same recorded pronunciation, /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Graeme is recorded at frequency rank #20,651, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/. graham is at rank #4,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/.
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 24957, this pair ranks #398,002 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Graeme vs graham
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "Graeme": e. Private to "graham": h.
"Graeme" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "graham" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Graeme" / "graham". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Graeme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,002 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Graeme" and "graham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grasse". 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 #398,002 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.