Grosse

[ˈɡʁɔsə]

/[ˈɡʁɔsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Grosse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#259
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gros

Corpus desk

Index DE-grosse · Grosse · German

Grosse · rank #259 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paar

Nearest frequency peer: Paar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Grosse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Grosse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Grosse vs grove
50% similar
Grosse vs Grotte
67% similar
Grosse vs Grossen
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Grosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɔsə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#259
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grosse“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grosseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Paar“ (#258), „Grossen“ (#260), „klar“ (#257). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grosse“ bei #259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Grosse (IPA [ˈɡʁɔsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #259 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grosse, with forms such as "ggrosse", "gorsse", and "grose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "grove", "Grotte", "Grossen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grosse, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gros
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gros
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gros

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrosse
  • gorsse
  • grose
  • groses
  • große
  • grrosse
  • grsose
  • rgosse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grosse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrosse1gorsse2grose1groses2große2grrosse1grsose2rgosse2
Edit distance from "Grosse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grosse"?
"Grosse" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɔsə].
What does "Grosse" mean?
As a noun, "Grosse" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gros
What words are commonly confused with "Grosse"?
"Grosse" is commonly confused with "grove", "Grotte", "Grossen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grosse" is [ˈɡʁɔsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grosse" come from?
"Grosse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grosse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list