Which to use
“gracie” is a verb and “gratte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,081
- “gracie” frequency rank
- #9,013
- “gratte” frequency rank
- 54094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gracie | gratte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gracier. | De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons. |
Where the eye mixes gracie and gratte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gracie (CCVCVV) and gratte (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gracie with gratte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gracie is \ɡʁa.si\ while gratte is \ɡʁat\. 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 54094, 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\. gratte is at rank #9,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁat\.
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 54094, this pair ranks #136,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gracie vs gratte
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "gracie": ci. Private to "gratte": t.
"gracie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "gratte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gracie" for "gratte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gracie" or "gratte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gracie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gracie" and "gratte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gracie vs Graeme". 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 #136,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.