Which to use
“gradés” and “grises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,835
- “gradés” frequency rank
- #19,036
- “grises” frequency rank
- 51871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradés | grises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de gradé. | Féminin pluriel de gris. |
Where the eye mixes gradés and grises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gradés vs grises
A purely visual mix-up. gradés (\ɡʁa.de\) and grises (\ɡʁiz\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51871, 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\. grises is at rank #19,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁiz\.
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 51871, this pair ranks #151,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradés vs grises
Shared letters: grs. Private to "gradés": adé. Private to "grises": ei.
"gradés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grises ← ggrises · girses · griess · grisess · grisses · grrises · grsies · rgises
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradés" for "grises" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gradés" or "grises" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gradés" and "grises" 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 "grises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradés" and "grises" 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 #151,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.