grosz
/ɡɹɔʃ/
"grosz" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grosz” is uncommon English (frequency #87,339 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,339
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
Corpus desk
Index EN-grosz · grosz · English
grosz · rank #87,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,339
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Grigson
Nearest frequency peer: Grigson (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “grosz”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- goyim
goyim
12,666 corpus weight
- Grigson
Grigson
12,664 corpus weight
- grosz
grosz
12,662 corpus weight
- gusset
gusset
12,658 corpus weight
- GWR
GWR
12,656 corpus weight
- gyal
gyal
12,655 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “grosz” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɹɔʃ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “grosz” in English
Rare enough to double-check
grosz is uncommon English at frequency #87,339 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɹɔʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.".
grosz has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Polish grosz. Doublet of kurus. The correct English form is grosz, spelled G-R-O-S-Z.
Definition
- 1A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grosz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There will be silver coins of 5 and 2 zloty and nickel of 1 zloty and 50, 20 and 10 grosz, the divisions of the zloty. Bronze coins of 5, 2 and 1 grosz also will be issued.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Polish grosz. Doublet of kurus.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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