grosero

/[gɾoˈseɾo]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,120

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

grosero is anSpanishadj. It means: Basto, ordinario, carente de refinamiento.^([definición imprecisa]). Pronounced [gɾoˈseɾo]. Often confused with groso and grosor.

Key facts for grosero
PropertyValue
Headwordgrosero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[gɾoˈseɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,120
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of grosero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for grosero is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾoˈseɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,120 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for grosero, with forms such as "ggrosero", "gorsero", and "grocero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "groso", "grosor", "grosso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is grosero, spelled G-R-O-S-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Basto, ordinario, carente de refinamiento.^([definición imprecisa]).
  2. 2
    Que se comporta sin cortesía, educación o buenos modales.
  3. 3
    Que está hecho con materiales vulgares, que carece de refinamiento y elegancia.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrosero,gorsero,grocero,groesro,groseor,groserro,grosreo,grossero,grrosero,grsoero,rgosero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for grosero

Misspelling Variants of "grosero"

ggrosero8gorsero7grocero7groesro7groseor7groserro8grosreo7grossero8
Misspelling Variants of "grosero"

Frequency rank: #16,120 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grosero"?
"grosero" is spelled G-R-O-S-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾoˈseɾo].
What does "grosero" mean?
As an adj, "grosero" means: Basto, ordinario, carente de refinamiento.^([definición imprecisa]).
What words are commonly confused with "grosero"?
"grosero" is commonly confused with "groso", "grosor", "grosso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grosero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grosero" is [gɾoˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grosero" come from?
"grosero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.