Which to use
“gâter” and “graver” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,031
- “gâter” frequency rank
- #21,957
- “graver” frequency rank
- 47988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâter | graver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endommager, mettre en mauvais état, abîmer en donnant une mauvaise forme ou autrement. | Tracer quelque trait, quelque figure avec le burin, avec le ciseau, sur du bois, sur du cuivre, sur du marbre, etc. |
Where the eye mixes gâter and graver
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gâter runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against graver's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gâter and graver
A purely visual mix-up. gâter (\ɡɑ.te\) and graver (\ɡʁa.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gâter is recorded at frequency rank #26,031, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡɑ.te\. graver is at rank #21,957, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\.
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 47988, this pair ranks #182,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâter vs graver
Shared letters: egr. Private to "gâter": tâ. Private to "graver": av.
"gâter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "graver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graver ← garver · ggraver · graevr · graverr · gravre · gravver · grraver · grvaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gâter" and "graver" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "gâter" or "graver" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâter" and "graver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gabe vs gâter". 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 #182,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.