Which to use
“gorilles” is a noun and “grillées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,826
- “gorilles” frequency rank
- #35,529
- “grillées” frequency rank
- 63355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gorilles | grillées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gorille. | Féminin pluriel de grillé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gorilles and grillées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gorilles is \ɡɔ.ʁij\ while grillées is \ɡʁi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 63355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gorilles is recorded at frequency rank #27,826, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.ʁij\. grillées is at rank #35,529, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁi.je\.
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 63355, this pair ranks #82,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gorilles vs grillées
Shared letters: egilrs. Private to "gorilles": o. Private to "grillées": é.
"gorilles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "grillées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gorilles ← ggorilles · goirlles · gorilels · goriles · gorilless · gorillse · gorliles · gorrilles
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gorilles" and "grillées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gorilles" or "grillées"?
Remembering gorilles vs grillées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “gorilles”; for an adjective, it's “grillées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gorilles” entry
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