Which to use
“gâtée” is an adjective and “gratte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,984
- “gâtée” frequency rank
- #9,013
- “gratte” frequency rank
- 40997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâtée | gratte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gâté. | De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons. |
Where the eye mixes gâtée and gratte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gâtée and gratte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gâtée is \ɡɑ.te\ while gratte is \ɡʁat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gâtée is recorded at frequency rank #31,984, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡɑ.te\. gratte is at rank #9,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁat\.
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 40997, this pair ranks #236,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâtée vs gratte
Shared letters: egt. Private to "gâtée": âé. Private to "gratte": ar.
"gâtée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "gratte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gratte ← gartte · ggratte · grate · gratet · grratte · grtate · rgatte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gâtée" and "gratte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gâtée" or "gratte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâtée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâtée" and "gratte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gabe vs gâtée". 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 #236,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.