graphvsgrassConfusable pair

Which to use

“graph” and “grass” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,279
“graph” frequency rank
#38,828
“grass” frequency rank
72107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graph grass
Definition Graphique. Herbe.

Where the eye mixes graph and grass

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
graph
5 ch
grass

Look-alike desk: graph vs grass

A purely visual mix-up. graph (\ɡɹɑːf\) and grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72107, 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\. grass is at rank #38,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\.

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 72107, this pair ranks #45,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of graph vs grass

Shared letters: agr. Private to "graph": hp. Private to "grass": s.

"graph" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graphgarph · ggraph · grahp · graphh · grapph · grpah · grraph · rgaph
  • grassggrass · grrass · grsas · rgass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "graph" for "grass" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɡɹɑːf\ versus \ɡɹɑːs\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "graph" vs "grass" - which ranks higher?
"graph" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,279 in our French list, against #38,828 for "grass". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "graph" and "grass" 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 "grass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graph" and "grass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grass". 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 #45,176 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