grossie

\ɡʁo.si\

/\ɡʁo.si\/ adj

The verdict

“grossie” is uncommon French (frequency #92,804 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,804
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de grossi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grossie · grossie · French

grossie · rank #92,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,804
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grimault

Nearest frequency peer: Grimault (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « grossie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « grossie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grossie
PropertyValue
Headwordgrossie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁo.si\
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grossie » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grossietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Grimault » (#92,803), « griffure » (#92,802), « GRD » (#92,801). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grossie » est au #92,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grossie is uncommon French at frequency #92,804 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁo.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de grossi.".

Zero misspellings are on record for grossie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grossie, spelled G-R-O-S-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de grossi.

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 "grossie"?
"grossie" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁo.si\.
What does "grossie" mean?
As an adjective, "grossie" means: Féminin singulier de grossi.
How do you pronounce "grossie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grossie" is \ɡʁo.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grossie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list