Which to use
“graves” and “graveurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,139
- “graves” frequency rank
- #37,352
- “graveurs” frequency rank
- 40491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graves | graveurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans le sud-ouest de la France, terrain détritique de l’ère tertiaire constitué de graviers fluviatiles. | Pluriel de graveur. |
Where the eye mixes graves and graveurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. graves runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against graveurs's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses graves with graveurs
A purely visual mix-up. graves (\ɡʁav\) and graveurs (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40491, 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\. graveurs is at rank #37,352, 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 40491, this pair ranks #240,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graves vs graveurs
Shared letters: aegrsv. Private to "graves": -. Private to "graveurs": u.
"graves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graveurs" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graves" for "graveurs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "graves" or "graveurs" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "graves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graveurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graves" and "graveurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graveurs vs graviers". 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 #240,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.