grosser

adj

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

The verdict

“grosser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,370
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of gross: more gross

Corpus desk

Index EN-grosser · grosser · English

grosser · rank #49,370 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,370
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guetta

Nearest frequency peer: Guetta (+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 “grosser”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grosser” 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).

grosser vs Grover
57% similar
grosser vs grouse
71% similar
grosser vs grower
71% similar

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

Key facts for grosser
PropertyValue
Headwordgrosser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,370
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grosser”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).grosserlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Guetta” (#49,371), “Grenadines” (#49,368), “gusting” (#49,372). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grosser” is #49,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grosser, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,370 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "comparative form of gross: more gross".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grosser, with forms such as "ggrosser", "gorsser", and "groser". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Grover", "grouse", "grower", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is grosser, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    comparative form of gross: more gross

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The young child's habits were much grosser than the others.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrosser
  • gorsser
  • groser
  • grosesr
  • grosserr
  • grossre
  • grrosser
  • grsoser
  • rgosser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grosser - 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.

ggrosser1gorsser2groser1grosesr2grosserr1grossre2grrosser1grsoser2
Edit distance from "grosser"

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 "grosser"?
"grosser" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-R.
What does "grosser" mean?
As an adjective, "grosser" means: comparative form of gross: more gross
What words are commonly confused with "grosser"?
"grosser" is commonly confused with "Grover", "grouse", "grower". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "grosser" come from?
"grosser" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gusting#49,372Hessian#49,391forking#49,339Hornsby#49,404

Similar misspelling depth

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

godson9 variantsgloved9 variantshedged9 variantsgating9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list