Which to use
“glacée” is an adjective and “grâces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,272
- “glacée” frequency rank
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- 31713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glacée | grâces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de glacé. | Jeu des grâces. |
Where the eye mixes glacée and grâces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses glacée with grâces
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glacée is \ɡla.se\ while grâces is \ɡʁɑs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glacée is recorded at frequency rank #14,272, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡla.se\. grâces is at rank #17,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\.
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 31713, this pair ranks #302,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glacée vs grâces
Shared letters: ceg. Private to "glacée": alé. Private to "grâces": rsâ.
"glacée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glacée" for "grâces" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "glacée" or "grâces" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "glacée" and "grâces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grâces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glacée" and "grâces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glacée vs glane". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #302,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.