gros

\ɡʁo\

/\ɡʁo\/ adj

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The verdict

“gros” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#315
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a beaucoup de circonférence ou de volume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gros · gros · French

gros · rank #315 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #315
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gouvernement

Nearest frequency peer: gouvernement (-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 « gros »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gros » 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).

gros vs Gs
25% similar
gros vs gus
50% similar
gros vs grue
50% similar

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

Key facts for gros
PropertyValue
Headwordgros
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#315
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gros »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grosse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gouvernement » (#314), « guerre » (#316), « niveau » (#317). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gros » est au #315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gros (IPA \ɡʁo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #315 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gros, with forms such as "ggros", "gors", and "grros". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gs", "gus", "grue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gros, spelled G-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a beaucoup de circonférence ou de volume.
  2. 2
    En parlant d'une personne, qui fait de l'embonpoint.
  3. 3
    Grossi, enflé.
  4. 4
    Se dit, sans songer à la grosseur absolue, pour exprimer la grosseur relative.
  5. 5
    Qui surpasse en étendue, en volume, en valeur, en importance, la plupart des choses de même genre.
  6. 6
    Qui est supérieur en nombre.
  7. 7
    En parlant d'une quantité, qui dépasse ou semble dépasser légèrement la valeur exprimée.
  8. 8
    Intense.
  9. 9
    Qui a de la gravité ; qui a des suites, des conséquences.
  10. 10
    Épais, brut
  11. 11
    Grossier, vulgaire.
  12. 12
    Sans finesse.
  13. 13
    En parlant de personnes, riche, opulente ou qui opère en grand.
  14. 14
    Qui présage un évènement redouté.
  15. 15
    (Généralement au féminin) Désigne les femmes enceintes et parfois les animaux femelles gravides.
  16. 16
    Simple à comprendre.
  17. 17
    Soulevé en vagues fortes, en parlant de la mer.
  18. 18
    Forme d'adresse amicale, variante orthographique de gro, voir aussi gros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un gros homme.
  2. Un gros paquet.

Synonyms

bigénormeépaisgigantesquemaousmastarbâtienveloppébouffiboursouflérenflégênantmal élevé

Antonyms

maigremenumincepetitfindéliédélicatpetit

This word in other languages

fat(English)largo(Español)dick(Deutsch)gordo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggros
  • gors
  • grros
  • grso
  • rgos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggros1gors2grros1grso2rgos2
Edit distance from "gros"

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 "gros"?
"gros" is spelled G-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁo\.
What does "gros" mean?
As an adjective, "gros" means: Qui a beaucoup de circonférence ou de volume.
What words are commonly confused with "gros"?
"gros" is commonly confused with "Gs", "gus", "grue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gros" is \ɡʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gros" come from?
"gros" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

face#311père#303pris#302vois#298

Similar misspelling depth

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

cause5 variantsquel5 variantssite5 variantsidée5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list