Which to use
“grosse” is a noun and “grossly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,160
- “grosse” frequency rank
- #18,841
- “grossly” frequency rank
- 60001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grosse | grossly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of gross. | Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable. |
Letter map: grosse vs grossly
Shared letters muted; letters that set grosse and grossly apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. grosse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grossly's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: grosse vs grossly
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grosse is anoun and grosslyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grosse is recorded at frequency rank #41,160, classified as anoun. grossly is at rank #18,841, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊsli/.
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 60001, this pair ranks #102,782 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grosse vs grossly
Shared letters: gors. Private to "grosse": e. Private to "grossly": ly.
"grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grossly" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grosse" and "grossly" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "grosse" or "grossly" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grosse" and "grossly".
- Full dictionary entry for "grosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grossly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,782 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grosse" and "grossly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grosse 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 #102,782 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.