Which to use
“grâce” is a noun and “grasse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #417
- “grâce” frequency rank
- #7,967
- “grasse” frequency rank
- 8384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâce | grasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui plaît dans les attitudes, les manières, les discours : Un certain agrément, un certain charme indéfinissable. | Féminin singulier de gras. |
Same sound, different letters: grâce vs grasse
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: grâce vs grasse
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: grâce and grasse carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁɑs\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grâce is recorded at frequency rank #417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\. grasse is at rank #7,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\.
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 8384, this pair ranks #420,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grâce vs grasse
Shared letters: egr. Private to "grâce": câ. Private to "grasse": as.
"grâce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grasse ← garsse · ggrasse · grase · grases · grrasse · grsase · rgasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grâce" and "grasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grâce" vs "grasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "grâce" / "grasse". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "grâce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâce" and "grasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grasse". 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 #420,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.