groupe

\ɡʁup\

/\ɡʁup\/ noun

The verdict

“groupe” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #233 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#233
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de personnes, d’animaux.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

groupe vs grue
67% similar
groupe vs grove
67% similar
groupe vs groups
83% similar

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

Key facts for groupe
PropertyValue
Headwordgroupe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁup\
Letters6
Frequency rank#233
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “groupe” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). groupe lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for groupe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁup\. Corpus data places it at rank #233 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for groupe, with forms such as "ggroupe", "gorupe", and "gropue". 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, "grue", "grove", "groups", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is groupe, spelled G-R-O-U-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de personnes, d’animaux.
  2. 2
    Ensemble de musiciens, de chanteurs, faisant habituellement des spectacles ensemble.
  3. 3
    Ensemble plus ou moins considérable des députés, sénateurs, etc., d’une même opinion.
  4. 4
    Plusieurs objets qui forment un tout ou peuvent être classés ensemble.
  5. 5
    Assemblage d’objets rapprochés ou unis que l’œil embrasse à la fois.
  6. 6
    Ensemble de composants, d’appareils servant comme un tout.
  7. 7
    Structure algébrique abstraite munie de certaines propriétés mathématiques.
  8. 8
    Ensemble de verbes qui se conjuguent de manière similaire. En français, on distingue les verbes des premier, deuxième et troisième groupes.
  9. 9
    Syntagme.
  10. 10
    Ensemble de sociétés qui sont reliées entre elles au sein d’une maison mère.
  11. 11
    Groupe du tableau périodique, correspondant à une des 18 colonnes verticales du tableau périodique.
  12. 12
    Sous-chaîne d’une expression rationnelle placée entre parenthèses, dont les éléments sont traités en bloc, comme un tout.
  13. 13
    Ensemble des secteurs constituant une zone logique sur un disque.
  14. 14
    Course de groupe.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggroupe,gorupe,gropue,grouep,grouppe,grroupe,gruope,rgoupe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggroupe1gorupe2gropue2grouep2grouppe1grroupe1gruope2rgoupe2
Edit distance from "groupe"

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 "groupe"?
"groupe" is spelled G-R-O-U-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁup\.
What does "groupe" mean?
As a noun, "groupe" means: Ensemble de personnes, d’animaux.
What words are commonly confused with "groupe"?
"groupe" is commonly confused with "grue", "grove", "groups". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "groupe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "groupe" is \ɡʁup\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "groupe" come from?
"groupe" 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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Using “groupe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-O-U-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁup\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “grue” - see the side-by-side comparison. groupe vs grue
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list