Which to use
“games” and “grammes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “games” frequency rank
- #8,860
- “grammes” frequency rank
- 16694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | games | grammes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de game. | Pluriel de gramme. |
Where the eye mixes games and grammes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between games and grammes
A purely visual mix-up. games (\ɡɛm\) and grammes (\ɡʁam\) 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 16694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
games is recorded at frequency rank #7,834, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛm\. grammes is at rank #8,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.
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 16694, this pair ranks #386,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of games vs grammes
Shared letters: aegms. Private to "games": -. Private to "grammes": r.
"games" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "grammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "games" for "grammes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "games" vs "grammes" - which ranks higher?
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 "games" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grammes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "games" and "grammes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grammes". 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 #386,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.