Which to use
“gobain” and “grain” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,968
- “gobain” frequency rank
- #6,620
- “grain” frequency rank
- 42588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobain | grain |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau de parquet coupé en triangle pour terminer un parquet en point de Hongrie | Fruit et semence des céréales contenu dans l’épi. |
Where the eye mixes gobain and grain
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gobain runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against grain's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gobain and grain
A purely visual mix-up. gobain (\ɡɔ.bɛ̃\) and grain (\ɡʁɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobain is recorded at frequency rank #35,968, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.bɛ̃\. grain is at rank #6,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛ̃\.
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 42588, this pair ranks #224,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gobain vs grain
Shared letters: agin. Private to "gobain": bo. Private to "grain": r.
"gobain" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "grain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gobain" and "grain" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gobain" vs "grain" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grain" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobain" and "grain" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gobain vs Goran". 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 #224,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.