Which to use
“gradés” and “grands” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #477
- “grands” frequency rank
- 33312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Masculin pluriel de grand. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gradés (CCVCVC) and grands (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gradés vs grands
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grands (\ɡʁɑ̃\) 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 33312, 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\. grands is at rank #477, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃\.
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 33312, this pair ranks #291,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grands
Shared letters: adgrs. Private to "gradés": é. Private to "grands": n.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grands ← garnds · ggrands · gradns · grandds · grandss · grannds · gransd · grnads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "grands" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "grands" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grands" 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 #291,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.