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“gore” and “gra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,893
“gore” frequency rank
#44,481
“gra” frequency rank
61374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gore gra
Definition Genre cinématographique et littéraire dérivé de l’horreur, où il y a beaucoup de sang qui coule. Acte, action.

Where the eye mixes gore and gra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
gore
3 ch
gra

Look-alike desk: gore vs gra

A purely visual mix-up. gore (\ɡɔʁ\) and gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) 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 61374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gore is recorded at frequency rank #16,893, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔʁ\. gra is at rank #44,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡrɑː\.

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 61374, this pair ranks #92,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gore vs gra

Shared letters: gr. Private to "gore": eo. Private to "gra": a.

"gore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • goreggore · goer · gorre · groe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gore" for "gra" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɡɔʁ\ versus \ˈɡrɑː\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gore" or "gra"?
"gore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,893 in our French list, against #44,481 for "gra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gore" and "gra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gra vs gx". 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 #92,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list