Which to use
“grossed” and “grouped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,286
- “grossed” frequency rank
- #14,552
- “grouped” frequency rank
- 37838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossed | grouped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of gross | simple past and past participle of group |
Letter map: grossed vs grouped
Shared letters muted; letters that set grossed and grouped apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. grossed (CCVCCVC) and grouped (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - grossed / grouped
grossed and grouped 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossed is recorded at frequency rank #23,286, classified as averb. grouped is at rank #14,552, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɹuːpt/.
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 37838, this pair ranks #291,033 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grossed vs grouped
Shared letters: degor. Private to "grossed": s. Private to "grouped": pu.
"grossed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grouped" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grossed" and "grouped" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grossed" vs "grouped" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grossed" and "grouped".
- Full dictionary entry for "grossed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grouped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,033 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossed" and "grouped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossed 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 #291,033 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.