Which to use
“gra” and “grass” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- #38,828
- “grass” frequency rank
- 83309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gra | grass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte, action. | Herbe. |
Where the eye mixes gra and grass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gra runs 3 letters (CCV) against grass's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gra and grass
A purely visual mix-up. gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) and grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) 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 “grass”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83309, 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\. grass is at rank #38,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\.
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 83309, this pair ranks #15,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gra vs grass
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gra": -. Private to "grass": s.
"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grass ← ggrass · grrass · grsas · rgass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gra" and "grass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gra" or "grass"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gra" and "grass" 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 "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gra" and "grass" 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 #15,081 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.