Which to use
“graphes” and “grappes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,419
- “graphes” frequency rank
- #24,987
- “grappes” frequency rank
- 61406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphes | grappes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de graphe. | Pluriel de grappe. |
Where the eye mixes graphes and grappes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. graphes and grappes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between graphes and grappes
A purely visual mix-up. graphes (\ɡʁaf\) and grappes (\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 “graphes” becomes p in “grappes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61406, 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\. grappes is at rank #24,987, 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 61406, this pair ranks #92,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graphes vs grappes
Shared letters: aegprs. Private to "graphes": h. Private to "grappes": -.
"graphes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grappes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graphes" and "grappes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "graphes" or "grappes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "graphes" and "grappes" 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 "grappes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphes" and "grappes" 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 #92,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.