Which to use
“graver” and “gravi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,957
- “graver” frequency rank
- #36,420
- “gravi” frequency rank
- 58377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graver | gravi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tracer quelque trait, quelque figure avec le burin, avec le ciseau, sur du bois, sur du cuivre, sur du marbre, etc. | Participe passé masculin singulier de gravir. |
Where the eye mixes graver and gravi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graver runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against gravi's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: graver vs gravi
A purely visual mix-up. graver (\ɡʁa.ve\) and gravi (\ɡʁa.vi\) 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 58377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graver is recorded at frequency rank #21,957, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.ve\. gravi is at rank #36,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi\.
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 58377, this pair ranks #109,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graver vs gravi
Shared letters: agrv. Private to "graver": e. Private to "gravi": i.
"graver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graver" and "gravi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "graver" vs "gravi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "graver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graver" and "gravi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ghazi vs gravi". 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 #109,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.