Which to use
“gradué” and “gravée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,482
- “gradué” frequency rank
- #17,439
- “gravée” frequency rank
- 61921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradué | gravée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sur lequel sont portées des marques à intervalles réguliers afin de permettre la mesure. | Féminin singulier de gravé. |
Where the eye mixes gradué and gravée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gradué and gravée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gradué with gravée
A purely visual mix-up. gradué (\ɡʁa.dɥe\) and gravée (\ɡʁa.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61921, 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\. gravée is at rank #17,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\.
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 61921, this pair ranks #89,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gradué vs gravée
Shared letters: agré. Private to "gradué": du. Private to "gravée": ev.
"gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "gravée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gradué" and "gravée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gradué" or "gravée"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gradué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradué" and "gravée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradué vs Graeme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.