Which to use
“grâces” and “grade” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #6,705
- “grade” frequency rank
- 24146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Degré de dignité, d'honneur dans une hiérarchie. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and grade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grâces vs grade
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and grade (\ɡʁad\) 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 24146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grâces is recorded at frequency rank #17,441, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\. grade is at rank #6,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁad\.
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 24146, this pair ranks #348,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs grade
Shared letters: egr. Private to "grâces": csâ. Private to "grade": ad.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grade ← ggrade · gradde · graed · grdae · grrade · rgade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grâces" and "grade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grâces" or "grade"?
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 "grâces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "grade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grâces vs gracie". 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 #348,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.