gra vs gram, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gra and gram apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

gra

4 ch

gram

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

gra#44,481

gram#31,051

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gra" and "gram" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gra" is a noun and "gram" an onomatopoeia, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "gra" or "gram"?

"gram" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,051 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.

Remembering gra vs gram

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “gra”; for an onomatopoeia, it's “gram”.
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