Which to use
“gravats” is a noun and “gravées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,973
- “gravats” frequency rank
- #23,227
- “gravées” frequency rank
- 59200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravats | gravées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La partie la plus grossière qui reste du plâtre après qu’on l’a cassé. | Féminin pluriel de gravé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gravats and gravées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gravats is \ɡʁa.va\ while gravées is \ɡʁa.ve\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravats is recorded at frequency rank #35,973, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.va\. gravées is at rank #23,227, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\.
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 59200, this pair ranks #104,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gravats vs gravées
Shared letters: agrsv. Private to "gravats": t. Private to "gravées": eé.
"gravats" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "gravées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravats ← garvats · ggravats · graavts · gravast · gravatss · gravatts · gravtas · gravvats
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gravats" and "gravées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gravats" or "gravées"?
Remembering gravats vs gravées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “gravats”; for an adjective, it's “gravées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gravats” entry
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