Which to use
“gravée” is an adjective and “grèves” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,439
- “gravée” frequency rank
- #10,333
- “grèves” frequency rank
- 27772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravée | grèves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gravé. | Pluriel de grève. |
Where the eye mixes gravée and grèves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gravée (CCVCVV) and grèves (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gravée vs grèves
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gravée is \ɡʁa.ve\ while grèves is \ɡʁɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravée is recorded at frequency rank #17,439, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\. grèves is at rank #10,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛv\.
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 27772, this pair ranks #326,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravée vs grèves
Shared letters: egrv. Private to "gravée": aé. Private to "grèves": sè.
"gravée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "grèves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gravée" and "grèves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gravée" or "grèves"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gravée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grèves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravée" and "grèves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Graeme vs gravée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.