Which to use
“gravité” and “gravity” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,138
- “gravité” frequency rank
- #30,189
- “gravity” frequency rank
- 35327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravité | gravity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ de force gravitationnel d’un corps massif ; pesanteur. | Gravitation, gravité, pesanteur. |
Where the eye mixes gravité and gravity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gravité with gravity
A purely visual mix-up. gravité (\ɡʁa.vi.te\) 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 differ by a single letter - é in “gravité” becomes y in “gravity”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravité is recorded at frequency rank #5,138, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.vi.te\. 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 35327, this pair ranks #277,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravité vs gravity
Shared letters: agirtv. Private to "gravité": é. Private to "gravity": y.
"gravité" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "gravity" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravity ← garvity · ggravity · graivty · gravitty · gravityy · graviyt · gravtiy · gravvity
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravité" and "gravity" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gravité" or "gravity"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravité" 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 #277,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravité" 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 #277,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.