Which to use
“graisse” and “grise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,012
- “graisse” frequency rank
- #7,446
- “grise” frequency rank
- 16458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graisse | grise |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Synonyme de plie cynoglosse. |
Where the eye mixes graisse and grise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between graisse and grise
A purely visual mix-up. graisse (\ɡʁɛs\) and grise (\ɡʁiz\) 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 16458, 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\. grise is at rank #7,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁiz\.
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 16458, this pair ranks #387,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graisse vs grise
Shared letters: egirs. Private to "graisse": a. Private to "grise": -.
"graisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "grise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graisse" for "grise" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graisse" vs "grise" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "graisse" and "grise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graisse" and "grise" 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 #387,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.