graphevsgrappeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,882
“graphe” frequency rank
#23,878
“grappe” frequency rank
46760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graphe grappe
Definition Courbe représentative d’une fonction. → voir représentation graphique Assemblage de fleurs (inflorescence), de fruits ou de grains, portés sur une même tige, chaque élément étant pédicellé.

Where the eye mixes graphe and grappe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. graphe and grappe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
graphe
6 ch
grappe

Look-alike desk: graphe vs grappe

A purely visual mix-up. graphe (\ɡʁaf\) 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 a single letter - h in “graphe” becomes p in “grappe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

graphe is recorded at frequency rank #22,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\. 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 46760, this pair ranks #192,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of graphe vs grappe

Shared letters: aegpr. Private to "graphe": h. Private to "grappe": -.

"graphe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "grappe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graphe ← garphe · ggraphe · grahpe · grapeh · graphhe · grapphe · grpahe · grraphe
  • grappe ← garppe · ggrappe · grape · grapep · grpape · grrappe · rgappe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "graphe" and "grappe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɡʁaf\ versus \ɡʁap\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "graphe" vs "grappe" - which ranks higher?
"graphe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,882 in our French list, against #23,878 for "grappe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "graphe" 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 #192,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graphe" and "grappe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs grappe". 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 #192,308 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