Which to use
“grandeurs” and “graveurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,881
- “grandeurs” frequency rank
- #37,352
- “graveurs” frequency rank
- 60233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grandeurs | graveurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de grandeur. | Pluriel de graveur. |
Where the eye mixes grandeurs and graveurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. grandeurs runs 9 letters (CCVCCVVCC) against graveurs's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grandeurs vs graveurs
A purely visual mix-up. grandeurs (\ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\) and graveurs (\ɡʁa.vœʁ\) 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 60233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grandeurs is recorded at frequency rank #22,881, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. graveurs is at rank #37,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vœʁ\.
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 60233, this pair ranks #98,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grandeurs vs graveurs
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "grandeurs": dn. Private to "graveurs": v.
"grandeurs" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "graveurs" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grandeurs" and "graveurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grandeurs" or "graveurs"?
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 "grandeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graveurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grandeurs" and "graveurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graveurs vs graviers". 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 #98,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.