Which to use
“grasse” is a noun and “gross” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,365
- “grasse” frequency rank
- #3,305
- “gross” frequency rank
- 52670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasse | gross |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete form of grass. | Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
Letter map: grasse vs gross
Shared letters muted; letters that set grasse and gross apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. grasse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against gross's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - grasse and gross
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grasse is anoun and grossanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grasse is recorded at frequency rank #49,365, classified as anoun. gross is at rank #3,305, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɡɹəʊs/.
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 52670, this pair ranks #155,112 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grasse vs gross
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grasse": ae. Private to "gross": o.
"grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "gross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grasse" and "gross" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grasse" vs "gross" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "grasse" vs "gross" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,112 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasse" and "gross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grasse vs grosser". 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 #155,112 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.