Which to use
“grâces” and “graines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #6,091
- “graines” frequency rank
- 23532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | graines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Pluriel de graine. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and graines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grâces runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against graines's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grâces with graines
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and graines (\ɡʁɛn\) 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 23532, 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\. graines is at rank #6,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛn\.
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 23532, this pair ranks #351,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs graines
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grâces": câ. Private to "graines": ain.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graines ← garines · ggraines · graiens · grainess · grainnes · grainse · granies · grianes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grâces" and "graines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "grâces" or "graines" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grâces" and "graines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grâces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "graines" 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 #351,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.