Which to use
“gravier” and “gravity” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “gravier” frequency rank
- #30,189
- “gravity” frequency rank
- 50037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravier | gravity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roche détritique à éléments assez gros (sables grossiers et cailloux), d’origine fluviatile ou littorale. | Gravitation, gravité, pesanteur. |
Where the eye mixes gravier and gravity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gravier (CCVCVVC) and gravity (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gravier and gravity
A purely visual mix-up. gravier (\ɡʁa.vje\) and gravity (\ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti\) 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 50037, 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\. gravity is at rank #30,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti\.
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 50037, this pair ranks #165,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravier vs gravity
Shared letters: agirv. Private to "gravier": e. Private to "gravity": ty.
"gravier" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "gravity" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravier" and "gravity" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gravier" or "gravity"?
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 "gravier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravier" and "gravity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gravit vs gravity". 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 #165,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.