Which to use
“gra” and “grade” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- #6,705
- “grade” frequency rank
- 51186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gra | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte, action. | Degré de dignité, d'honneur dans une hiérarchie. |
Where the eye mixes gra and grade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gra runs 3 letters (CCV) against grade's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gra vs grade
A purely visual mix-up. gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) and grade (\ɡʁad\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gra” sits inside “grade”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gra is recorded at frequency rank #44,481, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡrɑː\. grade is at rank #6,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁad\.
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 51186, this pair ranks #156,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gra vs grade
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gra": -. Private to "grade": de.
"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grade ← ggrade · gradde · graed · grdae · grrade · rgade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gra" and "grade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gra" vs "grade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gra" and "grade" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gra" and "grade" 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 #156,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.