Which to use
“gra” and “grau” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- #41,808
- “grau” frequency rank
- 86289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gra | grau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte, action. | Chenal qui relie une étendue d’eau à la mer. |
Where the eye mixes gra and grau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gra runs 3 letters (CCV) against grau's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gra vs grau
A purely visual mix-up. gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) and grau (\ɡʁo\) 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 extra letter(s) - “gra” sits inside “grau”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86289, 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\. grau is at rank #41,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁo\.
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 86289, this pair ranks #9,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gra vs grau
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gra": -. Private to "grau": u.
"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "grau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grau ← garu · ggrau · grrau · grua · rgau
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gra" and "grau" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gra" or "grau"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gra" and "grau" 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 "grau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gra" and "grau" 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 #9,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.