Which to use
“grasse” and “grosse” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,365
- “grasse” frequency rank
- #41,160
- “grosse” frequency rank
- 90525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasse | grosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete form of grass. | Obsolete spelling of gross. |
Letter map: grasse vs grosse
Shared letters muted; letters that set grasse and grosse apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - grasse / grosse
grasse and grosse are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “grasse” becomes o in “grosse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grasse is recorded at frequency rank #49,365, classified as anoun. grosse is at rank #41,160, tagged as anoun.
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 90525, this pair ranks #4,114 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grasse vs grosse
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grasse": a. Private to "grosse": o.
"grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grasse" for "grosse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grasse" vs "grosse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "grasse" vs "grosse" 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 "grosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,114 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasse" and "grosse" 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 #4,114 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.