Which to use
“gradés” and “grande” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #211
- “grande” frequency rank
- 33046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Féminin singulier de grand. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gradés (CCVCVC) and grande (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gradés with grande
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grande (\ɡʁɑ̃d\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33046, 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\. grande is at rank #211, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃d\.
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 33046, this pair ranks #293,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grande
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "gradés": sé. Private to "grande": en.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grande ← garnde · ggrande · gradne · grandde · graned · grannde · grnade · grrande
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "grande" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "grande" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gradés" and "grande" 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 "grande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradés vs gradué". 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 #293,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.