grosso modo
"grosso-modo" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grosso modo” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - roughly, circa or approximately
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosso modo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grosso modo” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for grosso modo is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "roughly, circa or approximately".
No misspelling variants are generated for grosso modo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin grossō modō. The correct English form is grosso modo, spelled G-R-O-S-S-O- -M-O-D-O.
Definition
- 1roughly, circa or approximately
Etymology
From Latin grossō modō.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “grosso modo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-O-S-S-O- -M-O-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.