Which to use
“grâce” and “grève” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #417
- “grâce” frequency rank
- #2,479
- “grève” frequency rank
- 2896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâce | grève |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui plaît dans les attitudes, les manières, les discours : Un certain agrément, un certain charme indéfinissable. | Terrain uni et sablonneux le long de la mer ou d’une grande rivière. |
Where the eye mixes grâce and grève
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grâce and grève
A purely visual mix-up. grâce (\ɡʁɑs\) and grève (\ɡʁɛv\) 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 2896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grâce is recorded at frequency rank #417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\. grève is at rank #2,479, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛv\.
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 2896, this pair ranks #435,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grâce vs grève
Shared letters: egr. Private to "grâce": câ. Private to "grève": vè.
"grâce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grève" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grâce" for "grève" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grâce" vs "grève" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grâce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grève" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâce" and "grève" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grève". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #435,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.