Which to use
“gradés” and “graduée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #40,294
- “graduée” frequency rank
- 73129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | graduée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Féminin singulier de gradué. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and graduée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gradés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against graduée's 7 (CCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gradés and graduée
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and graduée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73129, 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\. graduée is at rank #40,294, 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 73129, this pair ranks #41,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs graduée
Shared letters: adgré. Private to "gradés": s. Private to "graduée": eu.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graduée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "graduée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "graduée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graduée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "graduée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabuge vs graduée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.