Which to use
“gradés” and “gratos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #20,458
- “gratos” frequency rank
- 53293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | gratos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Gratuit. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and gratos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gradés and gratos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gradés vs gratos
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and gratos (\ɡʁa.tos\) 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 53293, 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\. gratos is at rank #20,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.tos\.
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 53293, this pair ranks #141,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs gratos
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "gradés": dé. Private to "gratos": ot.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gratos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gratos ← gartos · ggratos · graots · gratoss · gratso · grattos · grratos · grtaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "gratos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gradés" or "gratos"?
What to do next
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 "gratos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "gratos" 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 #141,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.