Groix

\ɡʁwa\

/\ɡʁwa\/ name

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The verdict

“Groix” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,562
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Morbihan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-groix · Groix · French

Groix · rank #48,562 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,562
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grattant

Nearest frequency peer: grattant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Groix »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Groix » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Groix vs gros
40% similar
Groix vs grow
40% similar
Groix vs group
40% similar

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

Key facts for Groix
PropertyValue
HeadwordGroix
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡʁwa\
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,562
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Groix »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Groixse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « grattant » (#48,561), « grouper » (#48,563), « grammaires » (#48,560). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Groix » est au #48,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Groix (IPA \ɡʁwa\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,562 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Groix, with forms such as "ggroix", "gorix", and "griox". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "gros", "grow", "group", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Groix, spelled G-R-O-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Morbihan.
  2. 2
    Île qui se trouve au large de la côte sud de la Bretagne, au nord-ouest de Belle-Île-en-Mer, dans l'Océan Atlantique en face de Lorient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Groix est accessible par bateau au départ de Lorient et de Port-Louis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggroix
  • gorix
  • griox
  • groixx
  • groxi
  • grroix
  • rgoix

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggroix1gorix2griox2groixx1groxi2grroix1rgoix2
Edit distance from "Groix"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Groix"?
"Groix" is spelled G-R-O-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁwa\.
What does "Groix" mean?
As a proper noun, "Groix" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Morbihan.
What words are commonly confused with "Groix"?
"Groix" is commonly confused with "gros", "grow", "group". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Groix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Groix" is \ɡʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Groix" come from?
"Groix" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ghazi#48,551heurt#48,578foins#48,534flour#48,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Guillou7 variantsfakes7 variantsErick7 variantsKilian7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list