Which to use
“grammes” and “graves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,860
- “grammes” frequency rank
- #3,139
- “graves” frequency rank
- 11999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grammes | graves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gramme. | Dans le sud-ouest de la France, terrain détritique de l’ère tertiaire constitué de graviers fluviatiles. |
Where the eye mixes grammes and graves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grammes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against graves's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grammes with graves
A purely visual mix-up. grammes (\ɡʁam\) and graves (\ɡʁav\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grammes is recorded at frequency rank #8,860, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁam\. graves is at rank #3,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁav\.
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 11999, this pair ranks #406,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grammes vs graves
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "grammes": m. Private to "graves": v.
"grammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "graves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grammes" and "graves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grammes" or "graves"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grammes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grammes" and "graves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grammes". 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 #406,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.