Which to use
“grâces” and “grès” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #12,976
- “grès” frequency rank
- 30417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | grès |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Roche détritique formée par l’agglomération de nombreux petits grains unis par un ciment naturel de composition variable (siliceux, calcaire, etc.). |
Where the eye mixes grâces and grès
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grâces and grès
A purely visual mix-up. grâces (\ɡʁɑs\) and grès (\ɡʁɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30417, 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\. grès is at rank #12,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛ\.
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 30417, this pair ranks #310,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs grès
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grâces": ceâ. Private to "grès": è.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grès" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grâces" for "grès" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grâces" vs "grès" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grâces" and "grès" 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 "grès" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "grès" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grâces vs gracie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #310,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.