Which to use
“gra” is a noun and “gram” is an onomatopoeia - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- #31,051
- “gram” frequency rank
- 75532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gra | gram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte, action. | Ce mot n’a pas de sens précis et fait partie d’une comptine enfantine. |
Where the eye mixes gra and gram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gra runs 3 letters (CCV) against gram's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gra and gram
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gra is \ˈɡrɑː\ while gram is \ɡʁam\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gra” sits inside “gram”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs onomatopoeia), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75532, 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\. gram is at rank #31,051, tagged as anonomatopoeia, 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 75532, this pair ranks #33,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gra vs gram
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gra": -. Private to "gram": m.
"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gram ← garm · ggram · gramm · grma · grram · rgam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gra" for "gram" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gra" or "gram" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gra" and "gram" 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 #33,788 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.