groot

\ɣɾo:t\

/\ɣɾo:t\/ adj

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The verdict

“groot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,810. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,810
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand, gros.

Corpus desk

Index FR-groot · groot · French

groot · rank #41,810 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,810
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grognon

Nearest frequency peer: grognon (-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 « groot »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « groot » 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).

groot vs gros
60% similar
groot vs grow
60% similar
groot vs group
60% similar

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

Key facts for groot
PropertyValue
Headwordgroot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɣɾo:t\
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,810
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « groot »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grootse 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 « grognon » (#41,809), « grau » (#41,808), « grégorien » (#41,812). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « groot » est au #41,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around groot (IPA \ɣɾo:t\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,810 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for groot, with forms such as "ggroot", "gorot", and "groott". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gros", "grow", "group", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is groot, spelled G-R-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grand, gros.
  2. 2
    Vaste, grand.
  3. 3
    Admirable, grand.
  4. 4
    Puissant, important, grand.
  5. 5
    Adulte, grand.
  6. 6
    Fort (en parlant d’une hausse ou d’une baisse), considérable.
  7. 7
    Majeur (tonalité)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. een grote man
  2. grote vorderingen

Synonyms

hooglangdikwijduitgestrektgrootsprachtigdeftiggrootsforsmachtigvolwassenrijpadultforssterkzwaar

Antonyms

kleinnietigpetieterig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggroot
  • gorot
  • groott
  • grot
  • groto
  • grroot
  • rgoot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggroot1gorot2groott1grot1groto2grroot1rgoot2
Edit distance from "groot"

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 "groot"?
"groot" is spelled G-R-O-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɣɾo:t\.
What does "groot" mean?
As an adjective, "groot" means: Grand, gros.
What words are commonly confused with "groot"?
"groot" 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 "groot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "groot" is \ɣɾo:t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "groot" come from?
"groot" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gigot#41,805Garth#41,802Hasan#41,820freak#41,793

Similar misspelling depth

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

lavis7 variantslebon7 variantslorde7 variantsloris7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list