Which to use
“grâces” and “grass” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #38,828
- “grass” frequency rank
- 56269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | grass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Herbe. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and grass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grâces and grass
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) 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 56269, 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\. grass is at rank #38,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\.
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 56269, this pair ranks #122,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs grass
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grâces": ceâ. Private to "grass": a.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grass ← ggrass · grrass · grsas · rgass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grâces" and "grass" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grâces" or "grass"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grâces" and "grass" 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 "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "grass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grass". 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 #122,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.