graduévsgrangeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gradué is a adjective, grange is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gradué” is an adjective and “grange” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,482
“gradué” frequency rank
#10,169
“grange” frequency rank
54651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gradué grange
Definition Sur lequel sont portées des marques à intervalles réguliers afin de permettre la mesure. Bâtiment attenant à la ferme, entrepôt pour le foin, la paille ou le matériel agricole.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gradué and grange apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
gradué
6 ch
grange

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gradué is \ɡʁa.dɥe\ while grange is \ɡʁɑ̃ʒ\. 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 54651, 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\. grange is at rank #10,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃ʒ\.

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 54651, this pair ranks #132,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gradué vs grange

Shared letters: agr. Private to "gradué": dué. Private to "grange": en.

"gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "grange" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grangegarnge · ggrange · gragne · graneg · grangge · grannge · grnage · grrange

Frequency comparison

gradué#44,482
grange#10,169

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gradué" and "grange" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gradué" is an adjective and "grange" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gradué" or "grange"?
"grange" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,169 in our French list, against #44,482 for "gradué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gradué vs grange

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 “grange”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gradué” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list