Which to use
“gradés” is an adjective and “gratis” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #20,748
- “gratis” frequency rank
- 53583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | gratis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Sans qu’il en coûte rien, gratuitement. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and gratis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gradés with gratis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gradés is \ɡʁa.de\ while gratis is \ɡʁa.tis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53583, 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\. gratis is at rank #20,748, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɡʁa.tis\.
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 53583, this pair ranks #139,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs gratis
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "gradés": dé. Private to "gratis": it.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gratis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gratis ← gartis · ggratis · graits · gratiss · gratsi · grattis · grratis · grtais
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gradés" and "gratis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gradés" or "gratis"?
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 "gratis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "gratis" 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 #139,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.