Which to use
“granger” and “granges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,632
- “granger” frequency rank
- #30,187
- “granges” frequency rank
- 60819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | granger | granges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui tient une ferme, à la condition de partager le produit des champs avec le propriétaire. | Pluriel de grange. |
Where the eye mixes granger and granges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses granger with granges
A purely visual mix-up. granger (\ɡʁɑ̃.ʒe\) and granges (\ɡʁɑ̃ʒ\) 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 - r in “granger” becomes s in “granges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
granger is recorded at frequency rank #30,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.ʒe\. granges is at rank #30,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃ʒ\.
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 60819, this pair ranks #95,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of granger vs granges
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "granger": -. Private to "granges": s.
"granger" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "granges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "granger" and "granges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "granger" or "granges"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "granger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "granges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "granger" and "granges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granges vs granulés". 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 #95,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.