Which to use
“gray” and “gril” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,973
- “gray” frequency rank
- #39,326
- “gril” frequency rank
- 52299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gray | gril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de dose absorbée du Système international (SI), définie comme valant 1 joule par kilogramme. Son symbole est Gy. | Ustensile de cuisine qui est fait de plusieurs lames de fer parallèles, fixées à quelque distance l’une de l’autre, et sur lequel on fait rôtir de la viande ou du poisson. Toute surface pour la cuisson vive des aliments sans corps gras. |
Where the eye mixes gray and gril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gray and gril
A purely visual mix-up. gray (\ɡʁe\) and gril (\ɡʁil\) 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 52299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gray is recorded at frequency rank #12,973, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁe\. gril is at rank #39,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\.
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 52299, this pair ranks #148,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gray vs gril
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gray": ay. Private to "gril": il.
"gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "gril" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gray" and "gril" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gray" vs "gril" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gray" and "gril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gril vs grow". 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 #148,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.