Which to use
“gris” and “grises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,539
- “gris” frequency rank
- #19,036
- “grises” frequency rank
- 22575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gris | grises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De couleur grise, entre le blanc et le noir. | Féminin pluriel de gris. |
Where the eye mixes gris and grises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gris vs grises
A purely visual mix-up. gris (\ɡʁi\) and grises (\ɡʁiz\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gris” sits inside “grises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gris is recorded at frequency rank #3,539, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁi\. grises is at rank #19,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁiz\.
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 22575, this pair ranks #357,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gris vs grises
Shared letters: girs. Private to "gris": -. Private to "grises": e.
"gris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gris" and "grises" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gris" vs "grises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gris" and "grises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gris" and "grises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grises vs grisons". 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 #357,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.