Which to use
“grâces” and “graphes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #36,419
- “graphes” frequency rank
- 53860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | graphes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Pluriel de graphe. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and graphes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grâces with graphes
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and graphes (\ɡʁaf\) 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 53860, 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\. graphes is at rank #36,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\.
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 53860, this pair ranks #137,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs graphes
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grâces": câ. Private to "graphes": ahp.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graphes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graphes ← garphes · ggraphes · grahpes · grapehs · graphess · graphhes · graphse · grapphes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grâces" for "graphes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "grâces" or "graphes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grâces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "graphes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs graphes". 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 #137,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.