Which to use
“graine” and “grappe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,419
- “graine” frequency rank
- #23,878
- “grappe” frequency rank
- 35297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graine | grappe |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Assemblage de fleurs (inflorescence), de fruits ou de grains, portés sur une même tige, chaque élément étant pédicellé. |
Where the eye mixes graine and grappe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graine (CCVVCV) and grappe (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 grappe
A purely visual mix-up. graine (\ɡʁɛn\) and grappe (\ɡʁap\) 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 35297, 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\. grappe is at rank #23,878, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁap\.
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 35297, this pair ranks #277,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graine vs grappe
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "graine": in. Private to "grappe": p.
"graine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "grappe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graine" and "grappe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "graine" or "grappe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graine" and "grappe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grappe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graine" and "grappe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grappe". 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 #277,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.