Which to use
“gravier” and “gravité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “gravier” frequency rank
- #5,138
- “gravité” frequency rank
- 24986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravier | gravité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roche détritique à éléments assez gros (sables grossiers et cailloux), d’origine fluviatile ou littorale. | Champ de force gravitationnel d’un corps massif ; pesanteur. |
Where the eye mixes gravier and gravité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gravier (CCVCVVC) and gravité (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gravier vs gravité
A purely visual mix-up. gravier (\ɡʁa.vje\) and gravité (\ɡʁa.vi.te\) 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 24986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravier is recorded at frequency rank #19,848, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vje\. gravité is at rank #5,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi.te\.
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 24986, this pair ranks #343,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gravier vs gravité
Shared letters: agirv. Private to "gravier": e. Private to "gravité": té.
"gravier" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "gravité" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravier ← garvier · ggravier · graiver · graveir · gravierr · gravire · gravvier · grravier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravier" and "gravité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gravier" vs "gravité" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravier" and "gravité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gracie vs gravier". 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 #343,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.