Which to use
“gravi” and “gravir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,420
- “gravi” frequency rank
- #23,568
- “gravir” frequency rank
- 59988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravi | gravir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de gravir. | Monter avec effort. |
Where the eye mixes gravi and gravir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gravi runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against gravir's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gravi and gravir
A purely visual mix-up. gravi (\ɡʁa.vi\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gravi” sits inside “gravir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravi is recorded at frequency rank #36,420, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi\. 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 59988, this pair ranks #100,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gravi vs gravir
Shared letters: agirv. Private to "gravi": -. Private to "gravir": -.
"gravi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gravir" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gravi" and "gravir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gravi" vs "gravir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gravi" and "gravir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravi" 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 #100,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravi" and "gravir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ghazi vs gravi". 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 #100,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.