Which to use
“gradué” is an adjective and “gramme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,482
- “gradué” frequency rank
- #17,437
- “gramme” frequency rank
- 61919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradué | gramme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sur lequel sont portées des marques à intervalles réguliers afin de permettre la mesure. | Unité de mesure de masse du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ kilogrammes, et dont le symbole est g. À l’origine le gramme représentait la masse d’un centimètre cube d’eau au maximum de sa densité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gradué and gramme apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gradué is \ɡʁa.dɥe\ while gramme is \ɡʁam\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gradué is recorded at frequency rank #44,482, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.dɥe\. gramme is at rank #17,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.
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 61919, this pair ranks #89,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gradué vs gramme
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gradué": dué. Private to "gramme": em.
"gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "gramme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gramme ← garmme · ggramme · grame · gramem · grmame · grramme · rgamme
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gradué" and "gramme" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering gradué vs gramme
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gradué”; for a noun, it's “gramme”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gradué” entry
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