Which to use
“graham” and “gram” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,306
- “graham” frequency rank
- #10,219
- “gram” frequency rank
- 14525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graham | gram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. |
Where the eye mixes graham and gram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graham runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against gram's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses graham with gram
A purely visual mix-up. graham (/ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/) and gram (/ˈɡɹæm/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graham is recorded at frequency rank #4,306, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/. gram is at rank #10,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɹæm/.
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 14525, this pair ranks #469,501 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graham vs gram
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "graham": h. Private to "gram": -.
"graham" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graham" and "gram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "graham" or "gram"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "graham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #469,501 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graham" and "gram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gnaw vs gram". 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 #469,501 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.