Which to use
“gradué” and “grave” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,482
- “gradué” frequency rank
- #965
- “grave” frequency rank
- 45447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradué | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sur lequel sont portées des marques à intervalles réguliers afin de permettre la mesure. | Qui peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses, profondes. |
Where the eye mixes gradué and grave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gradué runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against grave's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gradué with grave
A purely visual mix-up. gradué (\ɡʁa.dɥe\) and grave (\ɡʁav\) 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 45447, 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\. grave is at rank #965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁav\.
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 45447, this pair ranks #202,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradué vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gradué": dué. Private to "grave": ev.
"gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grave ← garve · ggrave · graev · gravve · grrave · grvae · rgave
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gradué" and "grave" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gradué" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradué" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradué vs Graeme". 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 #202,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.