Which to use
“graph” and “grappe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,279
- “graph” frequency rank
- #23,878
- “grappe” frequency rank
- 57157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graph | grappe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graphique. | Assemblage de fleurs (inflorescence), de fruits ou de grains, portés sur une même tige, chaque élément étant pédicellé. |
Where the eye mixes graph and grappe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses graph with grappe
A purely visual mix-up. graph (\ɡɹɑːf\) and grappe (\ɡʁap\) 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 57157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graph is recorded at frequency rank #33,279, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːf\. grappe is at rank #23,878, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁap\.
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 57157, this pair ranks #116,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graph vs grappe
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "graph": h. Private to "grappe": e.
"graph" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grappe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graph" for "grappe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "graph" or "grappe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "graph" and "grappe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graph" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grappe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graph" and "grappe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graph vs grip". 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 #116,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.