Which to use
“gran” and “gré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,497
- “gran” frequency rank
- #5,767
- “gré” frequency rank
- 24264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | gré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mamie, grand-mère. | Volonté, caprice, fantaisie. |
Where the eye mixes gran and gré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gran with gré
A purely visual mix-up. gran (\ɡræn\) and gré (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24264, 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\. gré is at rank #5,767, 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 24264, this pair ranks #347,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs gré
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gran": an. Private to "gré": é.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gran ← garn · ggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gran" and "gré" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "gré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gran" and "gré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "gré" 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 #347,609 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.