Which to use
“glacée” and “gravée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,272
- “glacée” frequency rank
- #17,439
- “gravée” frequency rank
- 31711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glacée | gravée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de glacé. | Féminin singulier de gravé. |
Where the eye mixes glacée and gravée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses glacée with gravée
A purely visual mix-up. glacée (\ɡla.se\) and gravée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31711, 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\. gravée is at rank #17,439, tagged as anadj, 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 31711, this pair ranks #302,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glacée vs gravée
Shared letters: aegé. Private to "glacée": cl. Private to "gravée": rv.
"glacée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "gravée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glacée" for "gravée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glacée" vs "gravée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "glacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glacée" and "gravée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs gravée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #302,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.