grossit

\ɡʁo.si\

/\ɡʁo.si\/ verb

The verdict

“grossit” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,386
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de grossir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grossit · grossit · French

grossit · rank #26,386 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,386
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grossesses

Nearest frequency peer: grossesses (-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 « grossit »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « grossit » 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).

grossit vs grosso
71% similar
grossit vs gross
71% similar
grossit vs grosse
71% similar

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

Key facts for grossit
PropertyValue
Headwordgrossit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁo.si\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,386
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grossit »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grossitse 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 « grossesses » (#26,385), « gucci » (#26,387), « grenadiers » (#26,384). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grossit » est au #26,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grossit (IPA \ɡʁo.si\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,386 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grossit, with forms such as "ggrossit", "gorssit", and "grosist". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "grosso", "gross", "grosse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grossit, spelled G-R-O-S-S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de grossir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de grossir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Silicater sur place est impossible, car la nouvelle s’est répandue et la foule des curieux grossit et nous gêne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrossit
  • gorssit
  • grosist
  • grosit
  • grossitt
  • grossti
  • grrossit
  • grsosit
  • rgossit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grossit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrossit1gorssit2grosist2grosit1grossitt1grossti2grrossit1grsosit2
Edit distance from "grossit"

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 "grossit"?
"grossit" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁo.si\.
What does "grossit" mean?
As a verb, "grossit" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de grossir.
What words are commonly confused with "grossit"?
"grossit" is commonly confused with "grosso", "gross", "grosse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grossit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grossit" is \ɡʁo.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grossit" come from?
"grossit" 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 "grossit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list