Which to use
“grams” and “grasse” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,339
- “grams” frequency rank
- #49,365
- “grasse” frequency rank
- 58704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grams | grasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of gram | Obsolete form of grass. |
Letter map: grams vs grasse
Shared letters muted; letters that set grams and grasse apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. grams runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against grasse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: grams and grasse
grams and grasse 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 58704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grams is recorded at frequency rank #9,339, classified as anoun. grasse is at rank #49,365, 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 58704, this pair ranks #110,850 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grams vs grasse
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "grams": m. Private to "grasse": e.
"grams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grams" and "grasse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grams" vs "grasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "grams" vs "grasse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,850 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grams" and "grasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grasse vs grosser". 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 #110,850 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.