Which to use
“gear” and “gra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,953
- “gear” frequency rank
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- 66434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gear | gra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Engrenage, pignon, roue dentée. | Acte, action. |
Where the eye mixes gear and gra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gear vs gra
A purely visual mix-up. gear (\ɡiʁ\) and gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) 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 66434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gear is recorded at frequency rank #21,953, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡiʁ\. gra is at rank #44,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡrɑː\.
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 66434, this pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gear vs gra
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gear": e. Private to "gra": -.
"gear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gear ← egar · gearr · gera · ggear
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gear" and "gra" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "gear" or "gra" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gear" and "gra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gra vs gx". 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 #67,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.