Which to use
“graves” and “graveur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,139
- “graves” frequency rank
- #21,332
- “graveur” frequency rank
- 24471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graves | graveur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans le sud-ouest de la France, terrain détritique de l’ère tertiaire constitué de graviers fluviatiles. | Artisan dont la profession est de graver, marquer une matière à l’aide d’outils. |
Where the eye mixes graves and graveur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. graves runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against graveur's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between graves and graveur
A purely visual mix-up. graves (\ɡʁav\) and graveur (\ɡʁa.vœʁ\) 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 24471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graves is recorded at frequency rank #3,139, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁav\. graveur is at rank #21,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vœʁ\.
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 24471, this pair ranks #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graves vs graveur
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "graves": s. Private to "graveur": u.
"graves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graveur" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graves" and "graveur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "graves" or "graveur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graves" and "graveur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graveur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graves" and "graveur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graveur vs graveurs". 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 #346,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.