Which to use
“grams” is a noun and “gray” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,339
- “grams” frequency rank
- #3,304
- “gray” frequency rank
- 12643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grams | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of gram | Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
Letter map: grams vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set grams and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grams is anoun and grayanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grams is recorded at frequency rank #9,339, classified as anoun. gray is at rank #3,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɡɹeɪ/.
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 12643, this pair ranks #480,363 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grams vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grams": ms. Private to "gray": y.
"grams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV