Which to use
“give” is a verb and “gré” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,209
- “give” frequency rank
- #5,767
- “gré” frequency rank
- 23976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | give | gré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bitransitif Donner. | Volonté, caprice, fantaisie. |
Where the eye mixes give and gré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: give vs gré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: give is \ɡɪv\ while gré is \ɡʁe\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
give is recorded at frequency rank #18,209, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡɪv\. gré is at rank #5,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁe\.
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 23976, this pair ranks #349,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of give vs gré
Shared letters: g. Private to "give": eiv. Private to "gré": ré.
"give" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- give ← ggive · giev · givve · gvie · igve
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "give" and "gré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "give" vs "gré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "give" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "give" and "gré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "give vs glue". 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 #349,364 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.