gracievsgrammeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gracie is a verb, gramme is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gracie” is a verb and “gramme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,081
“gracie” frequency rank
#17,437
“gramme” frequency rank
62518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gracie gramme
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gracier. Unité de mesure de masse du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ kilogrammes, et dont le symbole est g. À l’origine le gramme représentait la masse d’un centimètre cube d’eau au maximum de sa densité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gracie and gramme apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
gracie
6 ch
gramme

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gracie is \ɡʁa.si\ while gramme is \ɡʁam\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gracie is recorded at frequency rank #45,081, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.si\. gramme is at rank #17,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.

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 62518, this pair ranks #86,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gracie vs gramme

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "gracie": ci. Private to "gramme": m.

"gracie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "gramme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graciegarcie · ggracie · graccie · gracei · graice · grcaie · grracie · rgacie
  • grammegarmme · ggramme · grame · gramem · grmame · grramme · rgamme

Frequency comparison

gracie#45,081
gramme#17,437

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gracie" and "gramme" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gracie" is a verb and "gramme" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gracie" or "gramme"?
"gramme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,437 in our French list, against #45,081 for "gracie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gracie vs gramme

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gracie”; for a noun, it's “gramme”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gracie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list