Which to use
“gravats” and “gravity” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,973
- “gravats” frequency rank
- #30,189
- “gravity” frequency rank
- 66162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravats | gravity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La partie la plus grossière qui reste du plâtre après qu’on l’a cassé. | Gravitation, gravité, pesanteur. |
Where the eye mixes gravats and gravity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gravats (CCVCVCC) and gravity (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gravats with gravity
A purely visual mix-up. gravats (\ɡʁa.va\) and gravity (\ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti\) 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 66162, 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\. gravity is at rank #30,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti\.
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 66162, this pair ranks #69,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gravats vs gravity
Shared letters: agrtv. Private to "gravats": s. Private to "gravity": iy.
"gravats" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "gravity" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravats" and "gravity" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gravats" or "gravity"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gravats" and "gravity" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravats" and "gravity" 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 #69,003 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.