Which to use
“gra” and “grid” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,481
- “gra” frequency rank
- #41,315
- “grid” frequency rank
- 85796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gra | grid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte, action. | Grille. |
Where the eye mixes gra and grid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gra runs 3 letters (CCV) against grid's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gra vs grid
A purely visual mix-up. gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) and grid (\ˈɡrɪd\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85796, 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\. grid is at rank #41,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡrɪd\.
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 85796, this pair ranks #10,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gra vs grid
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gra": a. Private to "grid": di.
"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "grid" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grid ← ggrid · gird · grdi · gridd · grrid · rgid
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gra" for "grid" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gra" or "grid" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gra" and "grid" 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 "grid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gra" and "grid" 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 #10,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.