Which to use
“gravel” and “grèves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,716
- “gravel” frequency rank
- #10,333
- “grèves” frequency rank
- 44049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravel | grèves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vélo adapté sur route ainsi que sur sentiers, pistes, chemins. | Pluriel de grève. |
Where the eye mixes gravel and grèves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gravel vs grèves
A purely visual mix-up. gravel (\ɡʁa.vɛl\) and grèves (\ɡʁɛv\) 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 44049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravel is recorded at frequency rank #33,716, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vɛl\. 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 44049, this pair ranks #213,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravel vs grèves
Shared letters: egrv. Private to "gravel": al. Private to "grèves": sè.
"gravel" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grèves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravel ← garvel · ggravel · graevl · gravell · gravle · gravvel · grravel · grvael
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravel" and "grèves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "gravel" or "grèves" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravel" 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 #213,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravel" and "grèves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gravel 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 #213,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.