GraemevsgramsConfusable pair

Quick tell: Graeme is a name, grams is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Graeme” is a name and “grams” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,651
“Graeme” frequency rank
#9,339
“grams” frequency rank
29990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Graeme grams
Definition A surname from Old English, a less common spelling of Graham. plural of gram

Letter map: Graeme vs grams

Shared letters muted; letters that set Graeme and grams apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Graeme runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against grams's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Graeme
5 ch
grams

Grammar separator: Graeme vs grams

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Graeme is aname and gramsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29990, 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/. grams is at rank #9,339, tagged as anoun.

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 29990, this pair ranks #358,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Graeme vs grams

Shared letters: agmr. Private to "Graeme": e. Private to "grams": s.

"Graeme" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "grams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Graeme ← gareme · ggraeme · graeem · graemme · gramee · greame · grraeme · rgaeme
  • grams ← garms · ggrams · gramms · gramss · grasm · grmas · grrams · rgams

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Graeme" and "grams" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Graeme" is a name and "grams" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary English text, does "Graeme" or "grams" show up more?
"grams" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,339 in our English list, against #20,651 for "Graeme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Graeme" and "grams".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Graeme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #358,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Graeme" and "grams" 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 #358,305 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list