Which to use
“gril” and “gui” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,326
- “gril” frequency rank
- #21,335
- “gui” frequency rank
- 60661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gril | gui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Plante verte hémiparasite et épiphyte à tiges articulées dichotomiques et à baies globuleuses qui croissent sur les branches de certains arbres, grâce à leur suçoir conique (ou haustorium) et dont les graines collantes sont disséminées par divers oiseaux. |
Where the eye mixes gril and gui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gril vs gui
A purely visual mix-up. gril (\ɡʁil\) and gui (\ɡi\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gril is recorded at frequency rank #39,326, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\. gui is at rank #21,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡi\.
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 60661, this pair ranks #96,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gril vs gui
Shared letters: gi. Private to "gril": lr. Private to "gui": u.
"gril" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gril ← ggril · grli · grril · rgil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gril" and "gui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gril" or "gui"?
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 "gril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gril" and "gui" 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 #96,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.