Which to use
“gravées” is an adjective and “graver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,227
- “gravées” frequency rank
- #21,957
- “graver” frequency rank
- 45184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravées | graver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gravé. | Tracer quelque trait, quelque figure avec le burin, avec le ciseau, sur du bois, sur du cuivre, sur du marbre, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: gravées vs graver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. gravées runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against graver's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - gravées / graver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gravées and graver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁa.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravées is recorded at frequency rank #23,227, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\. graver is at rank #21,957, tagged as averb, 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 45184, this pair ranks #204,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravées vs graver
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "gravées": sé. Private to "graver": -.
"gravées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "graver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graver ← garver · ggraver · graevr · graverr · gravre · gravver · grraver · grvaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gravées" for "graver" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gravées" or "graver"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "gravées" / "graver". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravées" and "graver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graver vs Gruber". 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 #204,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.