# gossip vs grossir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### gossip
*noun · IPA \ˈɡɒs.ɪp\ · frequency rank #30,183*
Rumeur, racontars, nouvelles.

### grossir
*verb · IPA \ɡʁɔ.siʁ\ · frequency rank #12,790*
Rendre gros, plus ample, plus volumineux.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/gossip-vs-grossir