Which to use
“glacées” is an adjective and “grâces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,968
- “glacées” frequency rank
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- 46409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glacées | grâces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de glacé. | Jeu des grâces. |
Where the eye mixes glacées and grâces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. glacées runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against grâces's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses glacées with grâces
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glacées is \ɡla.se\ while grâces is \ɡʁɑs\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glacées is recorded at frequency rank #28,968, 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 46409, this pair ranks #195,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glacées vs grâces
Shared letters: cegs. Private to "glacées": alé. Private to "grâces": râ.
"glacées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glacées" for "grâces" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glacées" vs "grâces" - 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 "glacées" 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 #195,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glacées" and "grâces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glacées vs glacis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.