Which to use
“gommes” and “grammes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,322
- “gommes” frequency rank
- #8,860
- “grammes” frequency rank
- 48182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gommes | grammes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gomme. | Pluriel de gramme. |
Where the eye mixes gommes and grammes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gommes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against grammes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gommes with grammes
A purely visual mix-up. gommes (\ɡɔm\) and grammes (\ɡʁam\) 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 48182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gommes is recorded at frequency rank #39,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔm\. grammes is at rank #8,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.
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 48182, this pair ranks #180,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gommes vs grammes
Shared letters: egms. Private to "gommes": o. Private to "grammes": ar.
"gommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "grammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gommes" and "grammes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gommes" or "grammes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gommes" and "grammes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gommes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grammes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gommes" and "grammes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gomis vs gommes". 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 #180,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.