Which to use
“grass” and “grues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,828
- “grass” frequency rank
- #24,989
- “grues” frequency rank
- 63817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | grues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herbe. | Pluriel de grue. |
Where the eye mixes grass and grues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grass (CCVCC) and grues (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between grass and grues
A purely visual mix-up. grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) and grues (\ɡʁy\) 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 63817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #38,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\. grues is at rank #24,989, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁy\.
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 63817, this pair ranks #80,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs grues
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grass": a. Private to "grues": eu.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grues" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grass" and "grues" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grass" vs "grues" - 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 "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "grues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grass". 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 #80,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.