Which to use
“grâces” and “grammes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #8,860
- “grammes” frequency rank
- 26301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | grammes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Pluriel de gramme. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and grammes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grâces and grammes
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and grammes (\ɡʁam\) 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 26301, 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\. grammes is at rank #8,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.
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 26301, this pair ranks #335,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs grammes
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grâces": câ. Private to "grammes": am.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grammes ← garmmes · ggrammes · gramems · grames · grammess · grammse · grmames · grrammes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grâces" and "grammes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grâces" or "grammes"?
What to do next
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 "grammes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "grammes" 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 #335,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.