Which to use
“grise” is a noun and “grises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,446
- “grise” frequency rank
- #19,036
- “grises” frequency rank
- 26482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grise | grises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de plie cynoglosse. | Féminin pluriel de gris. |
Same sound, different letters: grise vs grises
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: grise vs grises
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: grise and grises carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁiz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “grise” sits inside “grises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grise is recorded at frequency rank #7,446, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁiz\. 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 26482, this pair ranks #334,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grise vs grises
Shared letters: egirs. Private to "grise": -. Private to "grises": -.
"grise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grise" and "grises" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grise" or "grises"?
After this comparison
"grise" and "grises" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "grise" 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 #334,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grise" 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 #334,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.