Which to use
“graine” and “graphe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,419
- “graine” frequency rank
- #22,882
- “graphe” frequency rank
- 34301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graine | graphe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organe reproducteur des spermaphytes, formé par l’ovule fécondé et arrivé à maturité, contenant un embryon avec des réserves nutritives et protégé par un tégument. | Courbe représentative d’une fonction. → voir représentation graphique |
Where the eye mixes graine and graphe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graine (CCVVCV) and graphe (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses graine with graphe
A purely visual mix-up. graine (\ɡʁɛn\) and graphe (\ɡʁaf\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graine is recorded at frequency rank #11,419, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛn\. graphe is at rank #22,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\.
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 34301, this pair ranks #284,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graine vs graphe
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "graine": in. Private to "graphe": hp.
"graine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "graphe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graine" and "graphe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "graine" vs "graphe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "graine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graine" and "graphe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs graphe". 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 #284,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.