Which to use
“gradés” and “gradué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #44,482
- “gradué” frequency rank
- 77317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | gradué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Sur lequel sont portées des marques à intervalles réguliers afin de permettre la mesure. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and gradué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gradés (CCVCVC) and gradué (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gradés with gradué
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and gradué (\ɡʁa.dɥe\) 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 77317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gradés is recorded at frequency rank #32,835, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.de\. gradué is at rank #44,482, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.dɥe\.
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 77317, this pair ranks #28,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs gradué
Shared letters: adgré. Private to "gradés": s. Private to "gradué": u.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gradés" and "gradué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gradés" or "gradué"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gradés" and "gradué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gradué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "gradué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradué vs Graeme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.