Which to use
“Gras” is a name and “grasse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,838
- “Gras” frequency rank
- #49,365
- “grasse” frequency rank
- 68203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gras | grasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from French. | Obsolete form of grass. |
Letter map: Gras vs grasse
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gras and grasse apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Gras runs 4 letters (CCVC) against grasse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Gras vs grasse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Gras is aname and grasseanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Gras” sits inside “grasse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gras is recorded at frequency rank #18,838, classified as aname. 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 68203, this pair ranks #59,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gras vs grasse
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "Gras": -. Private to "grasse": e.
"Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gras" for "grasse" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "Gras" vs "grasse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gras" 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 #59,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gras" 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 #59,953 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.