Which to use
“grained” and “grated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,417
- “grained” frequency rank
- #24,769
- “grated” frequency rank
- 57186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grained | grated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a grain or grains. | Produced by grating. |
Letter map: grained vs grated
Shared letters muted; letters that set grained and grated apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on grained vs grated
grained and grated are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grained is recorded at frequency rank #32,417, classified as anadj. grated is at rank #24,769, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪtɪd/.
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 57186, this pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grained vs grated
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "grained": in. Private to "grated": t.
"grained" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "grated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grained" and "grated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grained" vs "grated" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "grained" vs "grated" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grained" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grained" and "grated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grained vs groaned". 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 #121,016 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.