Which to use
“gratuit” and “gratuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,080
- “gratuit” frequency rank
- #4,337
- “gratuite” frequency rank
- 6417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gratuit | gratuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que l’on donne librement sans obligation. | Féminin singulier de gratuit. |
Where the eye mixes gratuit and gratuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gratuit vs gratuite
A purely visual mix-up. gratuit (\ɡʁa.tɥi\) and gratuite (\ɡʁa.tɥit\) 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 extra letter(s) - “gratuit” sits inside “gratuite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gratuit is recorded at frequency rank #2,080, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.tɥi\. gratuite is at rank #4,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.tɥit\.
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 6417, this pair ranks #426,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gratuit vs gratuite
Shared letters: agirtu. Private to "gratuit": -. Private to "gratuite": e.
"gratuit" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "gratuite" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gratuit" and "gratuite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gratuit" vs "gratuite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gratuit" and "gratuite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gratuit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratuite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gratuit" and "gratuite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gratuit vs gravit". 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 #426,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.