Which to use
“graphe” is a noun and “grasse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,882
- “graphe” frequency rank
- #7,967
- “grasse” frequency rank
- 30849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphe | grasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courbe représentative d’une fonction. → voir représentation graphique | Féminin singulier de gras. |
Where the eye mixes graphe and grasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses graphe with grasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: graphe is \ɡʁaf\ while grasse is \ɡʁɑs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30849, 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\. grasse is at rank #7,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\.
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 30849, this pair ranks #307,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graphe vs grasse
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "graphe": hp. Private to "grasse": s.
"graphe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graphe" for "grasse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graphe" vs "grasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graphe" and "grasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graphe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphe" and "grasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs graphe". 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 #307,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.