Which to use
“gradés” and “grandes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #647
- “grandes” frequency rank
- 33482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Féminin pluriel de grand. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gradés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against grandes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gradés vs grandes
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grandes (\ɡʁɑ̃d\) 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 33482, 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\. grandes is at rank #647, 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 33482, this pair ranks #290,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grandes
Shared letters: adgrs. Private to "gradés": é. Private to "grandes": en.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grandes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grandes ← garndes · ggrandes · gradnes · granddes · grandess · grandse · graneds · granndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gradés" and "grandes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "grandes" - which ranks higher?
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 "gradés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grandes" 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 #290,328 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.