Which to use
“graver” and “gravir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,957
- “graver” frequency rank
- #23,568
- “gravir” frequency rank
- 45525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graver | gravir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tracer quelque trait, quelque figure avec le burin, avec le ciseau, sur du bois, sur du cuivre, sur du marbre, etc. | Monter avec effort. |
Where the eye mixes graver and gravir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses graver with gravir
A purely visual mix-up. graver (\ɡʁa.ve\) and gravir (\ɡʁa.viʁ\) 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 a single letter - e in “graver” becomes i in “gravir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45525, 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\. gravir is at rank #23,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.viʁ\.
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 45525, this pair ranks #202,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graver vs gravir
Shared letters: agrv. Private to "graver": e. Private to "gravir": i.
"graver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravir" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graver" for "gravir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graver" vs "gravir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graver" and "gravir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graver" and "gravir" 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 #202,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.