Which to use
“gravats” and “graves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,973
- “gravats” frequency rank
- #3,139
- “graves” frequency rank
- 39112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravats | graves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La partie la plus grossière qui reste du plâtre après qu’on l’a cassé. | Dans le sud-ouest de la France, terrain détritique de l’ère tertiaire constitué de graviers fluviatiles. |
Where the eye mixes gravats and graves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gravats runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against graves's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gravats with graves
A purely visual mix-up. gravats (\ɡʁa.va\) and graves (\ɡʁav\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39112, 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\. graves is at rank #3,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁav\.
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 39112, this pair ranks #250,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravats vs graves
Shared letters: agrsv. Private to "gravats": t. Private to "graves": e.
"gravats" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "graves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravats" and "graves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gravats" or "graves"?
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 "gravats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravats" and "graves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gravats 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 #250,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.