Which to use
“grâces” is a noun and “gravées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #23,227
- “gravées” frequency rank
- 40668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | gravées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Féminin pluriel de gravé. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and gravées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grâces runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against gravées's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grâces and gravées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grâces is \ɡʁɑs\ while gravées is \ɡʁa.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40668, 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\. gravées is at rank #23,227, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\.
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 40668, this pair ranks #238,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs gravées
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grâces": câ. Private to "gravées": avé.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grâces" and "gravées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grâces" vs "gravées" - which ranks higher?
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 "gravées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "gravées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grâces vs gracie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #238,848 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.