Which to use
“grâce” and “graff” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #417
- “grâce” frequency rank
- #45,082
- “graff” frequency rank
- 45499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâce | graff |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui plaît dans les attitudes, les manières, les discours : Un certain agrément, un certain charme indéfinissable. | Inscription calligraphiée ou dessin tracé, peint ou gravé sur un support inhabituel et qui a vocation artistique. |
Where the eye mixes grâce and graff
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grâce vs graff
A purely visual mix-up. grâce (\ɡʁɑs\) and graff (\ɡʁaf\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grâce is recorded at frequency rank #417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\. graff is at rank #45,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\.
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 45499, this pair ranks #202,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâce vs graff
Shared letters: gr. Private to "grâce": ceâ. Private to "graff": af.
"grâce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "graff" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graff ← garff · ggraff · grfaf · grraff · rgaff
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grâce" and "graff" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "grâce" or "graff" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grâce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graff" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâce" and "graff" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GAFA vs graff". 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 #202,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.