graphesvsgrappeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,419
“graphes” frequency rank
#23,878
“grappe” frequency rank
60297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graphes grappe
Definition Pluriel de graphe. Assemblage de fleurs (inflorescence), de fruits ou de grains, portés sur une même tige, chaque élément étant pédicellé.

Where the eye mixes graphes and grappe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. graphes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against grappe's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
graphes
6 ch
grappe

Visual trap between graphes and grappe

A purely visual mix-up. graphes (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60297, 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\. 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 60297, this pair ranks #98,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of graphes vs grappe

Shared letters: aegpr. Private to "graphes": hs. Private to "grappe": -.

"graphes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "grappe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graphesgarphes · ggraphes · grahpes · grapehs · graphess · graphhes · graphse · grapphes
  • grappegarppe · ggrappe · grape · grapep · grpape · grrappe · rgappe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "graphes" and "grappe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɡʁaf\ versus \ɡʁap\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "graphes" or "grappe"?
"grappe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,878 in our French list, against #36,419 for "graphes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "graphes" and "grappe" 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 "grappe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #98,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graphes" and "grappe" 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 #98,364 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