Which to use
“gradés” and “grasses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #18,764
- “grasses” frequency rank
- 51599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Féminin pluriel de gras. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gradés and grasses
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grasses (\ɡʁas\) 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 51599, 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\. grasses is at rank #18,764, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁas\.
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 51599, this pair ranks #153,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grasses
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "gradés": dé. Private to "grasses": e.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grasses ← garsses · ggrasses · grasess · grassess · grassse · grrasses · grsases · rgasses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gradés" and "grasses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "grasses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gradés" and "grasses" 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 "grasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grasses" 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 #153,824 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.