Which to use
“gram” is an onomatopoeia and “gril” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,051
- “gram” frequency rank
- #39,326
- “gril” frequency rank
- 70377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gram | gril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce mot n’a pas de sens précis et fait partie d’une comptine enfantine. | Ustensile de cuisine qui est fait de plusieurs lames de fer parallèles, fixées à quelque distance l’une de l’autre, et sur lequel on fait rôtir de la viande ou du poisson. Toute surface pour la cuisson vive des aliments sans corps gras. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gram and gril apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gram and gril form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70377, 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\. gril is at rank #39,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\.
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 70377, this pair ranks #51,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gram vs gril
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an onomatopoeia, it's “gram”; for a noun, it's “gril”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gram” entry
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