Which to use
“goal” and “grau” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,223
- “goal” frequency rank
- #41,808
- “grau” frequency rank
- 65031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goal | grau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gardien de but. | Chenal qui relie une étendue d’eau à la mer. |
Where the eye mixes goal and grau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: goal vs grau
A purely visual mix-up. goal (\ɡol\) and grau (\ɡʁo\) 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 65031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goal is recorded at frequency rank #23,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡol\. grau is at rank #41,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁo\.
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 65031, this pair ranks #74,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goal vs grau
Shared letters: ag. Private to "goal": lo. Private to "grau": ru.
"goal" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "grau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goal" for "grau" ever safe?
Which is more common, "goal" or "grau"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "goal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goal" and "grau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grau vs grow". 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 #74,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.