Which to use
“gratin” is a noun and “gravir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,028
- “gratin” frequency rank
- #23,568
- “gravir” frequency rank
- 44596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gratin | gravir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière d’apprêter certains mets avec de la chapelure de pain, du fromage ou de la crème. | Monter avec effort. |
Where the eye mixes gratin and gravir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gratin vs gravir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gratin is \ɡʁa.tɛ̃\ while gravir is \ɡʁa.viʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gratin is recorded at frequency rank #21,028, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.tɛ̃\. gravir is at rank #23,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.viʁ\.
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 44596, this pair ranks #209,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gratin vs gravir
Shared letters: agir. Private to "gratin": nt. Private to "gravir": v.
"gratin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravir" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gratin" for "gravir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gratin" vs "gravir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gratin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gratin" and "gravir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gratin vs gratton". 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 #209,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.