Which to use
“gradins” and “gratin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,496
- “gradins” frequency rank
- #21,028
- “gratin” frequency rank
- 39524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradins | gratin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gradin. | Manière d’apprêter certains mets avec de la chapelure de pain, du fromage ou de la crème. |
Where the eye mixes gradins and gratin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gradins with gratin
A purely visual mix-up. gradins (\ɡʁa.dɛ̃\) and gratin (\ɡʁa.tɛ̃\) 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 39524, 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\. gratin is at rank #21,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.tɛ̃\.
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 39524, this pair ranks #247,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradins vs gratin
Shared letters: aginr. Private to "gradins": ds. Private to "gratin": t.
"gradins" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "gratin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gradins" and "gratin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gradins" or "gratin"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gradins" and "gratin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradins" and "gratin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gratin vs gratton". 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 #247,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.