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“gorilles” and “grilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,826
- “gorilles” frequency rank
- #13,606
- “grilles” frequency rank
- 41432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gorilles | grilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gorille. | Pluriel de grille. |
Where the eye mixes gorilles and grilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gorilles vs grilles
A purely visual mix-up. gorilles (\ɡɔ.ʁij\) and grilles (\ɡʁij\) 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 41432, 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\. grilles is at rank #13,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁij\.
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 41432, this pair ranks #233,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gorilles vs grilles
Shared letters: egilrs. Private to "gorilles": o. Private to "grilles": -.
"gorilles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "grilles" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gorilles" and "grilles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "gorilles" or "grilles" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gorilles" and "grilles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gorilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gorilles" and "grilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gorilla vs gorilles". 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 #233,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.