Which to use
“gram” is an onomatopoeia and “gramme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,051
- “gram” frequency rank
- #17,437
- “gramme” frequency rank
- 48488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gram | gramme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce mot n’a pas de sens précis et fait partie d’une comptine enfantine. | Unité de mesure de masse du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ kilogrammes, et dont le symbole est g. À l’origine le gramme représentait la masse d’un centimètre cube d’eau au maximum de sa densité. |
Same sound, different letters: gram vs gramme
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. gram runs 4 letters (CCVC) against gramme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: gram vs gramme
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gram and gramme carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁam\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anonomatopoeia, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gram” sits inside “gramme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gram is recorded at frequency rank #31,051, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \ɡʁam\. gramme is at rank #17,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\.
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 48488, this pair ranks #178,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gram vs gramme
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "gram": -. Private to "gramme": e.
"gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gramme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gram" and "gramme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gram" vs "gramme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"gram" and "gramme" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "gram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gramme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gram" and "gramme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs gram". 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 #178,493 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.