Which to use
“gradés” and “grave” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #965
- “grave” frequency rank
- 33800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Qui peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses, profondes. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gradés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against grave's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gradés and grave
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grave (\ɡʁav\) 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 33800, 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\. grave is at rank #965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁav\.
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 33800, this pair ranks #288,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gradés": dsé. Private to "grave": ev.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grave ← garve · ggrave · graev · gravve · grrave · grvae · rgave
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "grave" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gradés" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gradés" and "grave" 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 "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grave" 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 #288,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.