Which to use
“graphe” and “gratte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,882
- “graphe” frequency rank
- #9,013
- “gratte” frequency rank
- 31895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphe | gratte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courbe représentative d’une fonction. → voir représentation graphique | De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons. |
Where the eye mixes graphe and gratte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graphe and gratte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses graphe with gratte
A purely visual mix-up. graphe (\ɡʁaf\) and gratte (\ɡʁat\) 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 31895, 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\. gratte is at rank #9,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁat\.
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 31895, this pair ranks #300,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graphe vs gratte
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "graphe": hp. Private to "gratte": t.
"graphe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "gratte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graphe" and "gratte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "graphe" vs "gratte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "gratte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphe" and "gratte" 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 #300,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.