Which to use
“gran” and “gray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,497
- “gran” frequency rank
- #12,973
- “gray” frequency rank
- 31470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mamie, grand-mère. | Unité de mesure de dose absorbée du Système international (SI), définie comme valant 1 joule par kilogramme. Son symbole est Gy. |
Where the eye mixes gran and gray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gran and gray
A purely visual mix-up. gran (\ɡræn\) and gray (\ɡʁe\) 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 a single letter - n in “gran” becomes y in “gray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #18,497, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡræn\. gray is at rank #12,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁe\.
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 31470, this pair ranks #303,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "gray": y.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "gray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gran" or "gray"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "gray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glane vs gran". 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 #303,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.