Which to use
“graisse” and “grass” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,012
- “graisse” frequency rank
- #38,828
- “grass” frequency rank
- 47840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graisse | grass |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Herbe. |
Where the eye mixes graisse and grass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. graisse runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against grass's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses graisse with grass
A purely visual mix-up. graisse (\ɡʁɛs\) and grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47840, 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\. grass is at rank #38,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\.
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 47840, this pair ranks #183,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graisse vs grass
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "graisse": ei. Private to "grass": -.
"graisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graisse" and "grass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "graisse" or "grass" show up more?
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 "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graisse" and "grass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grass". 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 #183,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.