Which to use
“grâces” is a noun and “grises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,441
- “grâces” frequency rank
- #19,036
- “grises” frequency rank
- 36477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grâces | grises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu des grâces. | Féminin pluriel de gris. |
Where the eye mixes grâces and grises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grâces with grises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grâces is \ɡʁɑs\ while grises is \ɡʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36477, 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\. grises is at rank #19,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁiz\.
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 36477, this pair ranks #269,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grâces vs grises
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grâces": câ. Private to "grises": i.
"grâces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grises ← ggrises · girses · griess · grisess · grisses · grrises · grsies · rgises
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grâces" and "grises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "grâces" or "grises" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grâces" and "grises" 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 "grises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grâces" and "grises" 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 #269,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.