grangervsgrangesConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
granger
7 ch
granges

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

  • grangergarnger · ggranger · gragner · granegr · grangerr · grangger · grangre · grannger
  • grangesgarnges · ggranges · gragnes · granegs · grangess · grangges · grangse · grannges

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "granger" and "granges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɡʁɑ̃.ʒe\ versus \ɡʁɑ̃ʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "granger" or "granges"?
"granges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,187 in our French list, against #30,632 for "granger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list