Which to use
“graver” and “gravit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,957
- “graver” frequency rank
- #43,965
- “gravit” frequency rank
- 65922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graver | gravit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tracer quelque trait, quelque figure avec le burin, avec le ciseau, sur du bois, sur du cuivre, sur du marbre, etc. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de gravir. |
Where the eye mixes graver and gravit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graver and gravit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: graver vs gravit
A purely visual mix-up. graver (\ɡʁa.ve\) and gravit (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65922, 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\. gravit is at rank #43,965, 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 65922, this pair ranks #70,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graver vs gravit
Shared letters: agrv. Private to "graver": e. Private to "gravit": it.
"graver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graver" for "gravit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "graver" or "gravit"?
Useful next steps
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 "gravit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graver" and "gravit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gracie 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 #70,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.