Which to use
“gradins” and “graine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,496
- “gradins” frequency rank
- #11,419
- “graine” frequency rank
- 29915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradins | graine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gradin. | Organe reproducteur des spermaphytes, formé par l’ovule fécondé et arrivé à maturité, contenant un embryon avec des réserves nutritives et protégé par un tégument. |
Where the eye mixes gradins and graine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gradins vs graine
A purely visual mix-up. gradins (\ɡʁa.dɛ̃\) and graine (\ɡʁɛn\) 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 29915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gradins is recorded at frequency rank #18,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.dɛ̃\. graine is at rank #11,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛn\.
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 29915, this pair ranks #313,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradins vs graine
Shared letters: aginr. Private to "gradins": ds. Private to "graine": e.
"gradins" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "graine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gradins" and "graine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gradins" or "graine"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradins" and "graine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs graine". 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 #313,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.