Which to use
“gray” is a noun and “gris” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- #42,486
- “gris” frequency rank
- 52851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gray | gris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantidade que deposita 1 joule (J) de energia por quilograma (kg) do meio absorvedor, sendo 1 Gy = 1 J/kg | cinza, cinzento |
Where the eye mixes gray and gris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gray vs gris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gray is /'greɪ/ while gris is /gris/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gray is recorded at frequency rank #10,365, classified as anoun, pronounced /'greɪ/. gris is at rank #42,486, tagged as anadj, pronounced /gris/.
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 52851, this pair ranks #12,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gray vs gris
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gray": ay. Private to "gris": is.
"gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "gris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gray" for "gris" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gray" or "gris"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gray" and "gris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gray" and "gris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grip vs gris". 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 #12,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.