grossed

verb

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"grossed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grossed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,286
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of gross

Corpus desk

Index EN-grossed · grossed · English

grossed · rank #23,286 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,286
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH greyhound

Nearest frequency peer: greyhound (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “grossed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “grossed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

grossed vs grouse
71% similar
grossed vs guessed
71% similar
grossed vs grouped
71% similar

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

Key facts for grossed
PropertyValue
Headwordgrossed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,286
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grossed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).grossedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “greyhound” (#23,285), “Guerrero” (#23,287), “grate” (#23,284). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grossed” is #23,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grossed, averb. Corpus frequency is #23,286 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of gross".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grossed, with forms such as "ggrossed", "gorssed", and "grosed". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "grouse", "guessed", "grouped", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is grossed, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of gross

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how grossed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The film grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her in the Hollywood A-list.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrossed
  • gorssed
  • grosed
  • grosesd
  • grossde
  • grossedd
  • grrossed
  • grsosed
  • rgossed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grossed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggrossed1gorssed2grosed1grosesd2grossde2grossedd1grrossed1grsosed2
Edit distance from "grossed"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grossed"?
"grossed" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-D.
What does "grossed" mean?
As a verb, "grossed" means: simple past and past participle of gross
What words are commonly confused with "grossed"?
"grossed" is commonly confused with "grouse", "guessed", "grouped". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "grossed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glanced#23,280Haryana#23,294hotspot#23,304inertia#23,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Guerrero9 variantsGorman9 variantsgarnet9 variantsembody9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list