Which to use
“grade” and “graph” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,705
- “grade” frequency rank
- #33,279
- “graph” frequency rank
- 39984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grade | graph |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Degré de dignité, d'honneur dans une hiérarchie. | Graphique. |
Where the eye mixes grade and graph
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grade with graph
A purely visual mix-up. grade (\ɡʁad\) and graph (\ɡɹɑːf\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grade is recorded at frequency rank #6,705, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁad\. graph is at rank #33,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːf\.
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 39984, this pair ranks #243,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grade vs graph
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grade": de. Private to "graph": hp.
"grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "graph" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grade" and "graph" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grade" or "graph"?
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 "grade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graph" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grade" and "graph" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graph vs grip". 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 #243,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.