Which to use
“graisse” is a noun and “Grèce” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,012
- “graisse” frequency rank
- #2,619
- “Grèce” frequency rank
- 11631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graisse | Grèce |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pays habité par les Grecs (Grèce actuelle, Bulgarie, Asie mineure, Chypre, Grande-Grèce, etc.) |
Same sound, different letters: graisse vs Grèce
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - graisse / Grèce
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: graisse and Grèce carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁɛs\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11631, 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\. Grèce is at rank #2,619, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɡʁɛs\.
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 11631, this pair ranks #408,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graisse vs Grèce
Shared letters: egr. Private to "graisse": ais. Private to "Grèce": cè.
"graisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "Grèce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- graisse ← garisse · ggraisse · graise · graises · grasise · griasse · grraisse · rgaisse
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"graisse" and "Grèce" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "graisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grèce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graisse" and "Grèce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graisse vs graisser". 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 #408,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.