gravsgutConfusable pair

Which to use

“gra” and “gut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,481
“gra” frequency rank
#45,089
“gut” frequency rank
89570
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gra gut
Definition Acte, action. Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits.

Where the eye mixes gra and gut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. gra (CCV) and gut (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
gra
3 ch
gut

Why the eye confuses gra with gut

A purely visual mix-up. gra (\ˈɡrɑː\) and gut (\ɡyt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89570, 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\. gut is at rank #45,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡyt\.

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 89570, this pair ranks #5,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gra vs gut

Shared letters: g. Private to "gra": ar. Private to "gut": tu.

"gra" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "gut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gra" and "gut" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈɡrɑː\ versus \ɡyt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gra" or "gut"?
"gra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,481 in our French list, against #45,089 for "gut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gra" and "gut" 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 "gut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gra" and "gut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gut". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #5,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list