godvsgrosTell them apart

Which to use

“god” and “gros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,103
“god” frequency rank
#47,837
“gros” frequency rank
62940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature god gros
Definition Bueno Grande

Where the eye mixes god and gros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. god runs 3 letters (CVC) against gros's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
god
4 ch
gros

Visual trap between god and gros

A purely visual mix-up. god ([ɡoːˀ]) and gros ([ˈɡɾos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

god is recorded at frequency rank #15,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡoːˀ]. gros is at rank #47,837, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɾos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 62940, this pair ranks #50,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of god vs gros

Shared letters: go. Private to "god": d. Private to "gros": rs.

"god" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "gros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gros ← ggros · gors · grros · grso · rgos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "god" and "gros" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡoːˀ] versus [ˈɡɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "god" or "gros" show up more?
"god" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,103 in our Spanish list, against #47,837 for "gros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "god" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "god" and "gros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gram vs gros". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #50,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list