Which to use
“graisse” is a noun and “graisser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,012
- “graisse” frequency rank
- #47,923
- “graisser” frequency rank
- 56935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graisse | graisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Substance onctueuse, de peu de consistance et fondant facilement, dite en chimie corps gras et répandue en diverses parties du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal. | Enduire de graisse, lubrifier, oindre avec un corps gras. |
Where the eye mixes graisse and graisser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. graisse runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against graisser's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: graisse vs graisser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: graisse is \ɡʁɛs\ while graisser is \ɡʁe.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “graisse” sits inside “graisser”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graisse is recorded at frequency rank #9,012, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛs\. graisser is at rank #47,923, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁe.se\.
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 56935, this pair ranks #118,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graisse vs graisser
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "graisse": -. Private to "graisser": -.
"graisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "graisser" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graisse" for "graisser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "graisse" or "graisser"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "graisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graisse" and "graisser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graisser vs grasset". 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 #118,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.