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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graphe" and "grappe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "graphe" vs "grappe" - which ranks higher?
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.