Which to use
“graves” and “gravures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,139
- “graves” frequency rank
- #13,179
- “gravures” frequency rank
- 16318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graves | gravures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans le sud-ouest de la France, terrain détritique de l’ère tertiaire constitué de graviers fluviatiles. | Pluriel de gravure. |
Where the eye mixes graves and gravures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. graves runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against gravures's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between graves and gravures
A purely visual mix-up. graves (\ɡʁav\) and gravures (\ɡʁa.vyʁ\) 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 16318, 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\. gravures is at rank #13,179, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vyʁ\.
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 16318, this pair ranks #388,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graves vs gravures
Shared letters: aegrsv. Private to "graves": -. Private to "gravures": u.
"graves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravures" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graves" and "gravures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "graves" vs "gravures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "graves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graves" and "gravures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granulés vs gravures". 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 #388,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.