Which to use
“grain” and “gril” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,620
- “grain” frequency rank
- #39,326
- “gril” frequency rank
- 45946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grain | gril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit et semence des céréales contenu dans l’épi. | Ustensile de cuisine qui est fait de plusieurs lames de fer parallèles, fixées à quelque distance l’une de l’autre, et sur lequel on fait rôtir de la viande ou du poisson. Toute surface pour la cuisson vive des aliments sans corps gras. |
Where the eye mixes grain and gril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grain and gril
A purely visual mix-up. grain (\ɡʁɛ̃\) and gril (\ɡʁil\) 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 45946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grain is recorded at frequency rank #6,620, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛ̃\. gril is at rank #39,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\.
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 45946, this pair ranks #198,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grain vs gril
Shared letters: gir. Private to "grain": an. Private to "gril": l.
"grain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "gril" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grain" and "gril" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grain" or "gril"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grain" and "gril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gril vs grow". 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 #198,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.