Which to use
“graphes” and “graphie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,419
- “graphes” frequency rank
- #28,183
- “graphie” frequency rank
- 64602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphes | graphie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de graphe. | Représentation graphique d’un mot, d’une finale, d’un phonème, etc. |
Where the eye mixes graphes and graphie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. graphes (CCVCCVC) and graphie (CCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between graphes and graphie
A purely visual mix-up. graphes (\ɡʁaf\) and graphie (\ɡʁa.fi\) 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 64602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graphes is recorded at frequency rank #36,419, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\. graphie is at rank #28,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.fi\.
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 64602, this pair ranks #76,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graphes vs graphie
Shared letters: aeghpr. Private to "graphes": s. Private to "graphie": i.
"graphes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "graphie" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graphes" for "graphie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "graphes" or "graphie"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "graphes" and "graphie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graphes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphes" and "graphie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs graphes". 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 #76,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.