Which to use
“glane” is a noun and “grave” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,111
- “glane” frequency rank
- #965
- “grave” frequency rank
- 50076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glane | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poignée d’épis que l’on ramasse dans le champ après que la moisson en a été emportée, ou que les gerbes sont liées. | Qui peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses, profondes. |
Where the eye mixes glane and grave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: glane vs grave
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glane is \ɡlan\ while grave is \ɡʁav\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glane is recorded at frequency rank #49,111, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡlan\. grave is at rank #965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁav\.
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 50076, this pair ranks #165,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glane vs grave
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "glane": ln. Private to "grave": rv.
"glane" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "glane" and "grave" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "glane" or "grave"?
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 "glane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glane" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glane 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 #165,505 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.