Which to use
“gram” is an onomatopoeia and “gravi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,051
- “gram” frequency rank
- #36,420
- “gravi” frequency rank
- 67471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gram | gravi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce mot n’a pas de sens précis et fait partie d’une comptine enfantine. | Participe passé masculin singulier de gravir. |
Where the eye mixes gram and gravi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gram runs 4 letters (CCVC) against gravi's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gram vs gravi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gram is \ɡʁam\ while gravi is \ɡʁa.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (onomatopoeia vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67471, 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\. gravi is at rank #36,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi\.
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 67471, this pair ranks #63,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gram vs gravi
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gram": m. Private to "gravi": iv.
"gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gravi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gram" for "gravi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gram" or "gravi"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gram" and "gravi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ghazi vs gravi". 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 #63,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.