Which to use
“gav” and “gravi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,622
- “gav” frequency rank
- #36,420
- “gravi” frequency rank
- 67042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gav | gravi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de kav par adoucissement (k → g). | Participe passé masculin singulier de gravir. |
Where the eye mixes gav and gravi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gav runs 3 letters (CVC) against gravi's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gav vs gravi
A purely visual mix-up. gav (\ˈɡaw\) and gravi (\ɡʁa.vi\) 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 67042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gav is recorded at frequency rank #30,622, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈɡaw\. gravi is at rank #36,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi\.
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 67042, this pair ranks #65,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gav vs gravi
Shared letters: agv. Private to "gav": -. Private to "gravi": ir.
"gav" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gravi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravi ← garvi · ggravi · graiv · gravvi · grravi · grvai · rgavi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gav" and "gravi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gav" vs "gravi" - 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 "gav" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gav" and "gravi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ghazi vs gravi". 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 #65,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.