Which to use
“got” is a verb and “gros” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,489
- “got” frequency rank
- #315
- “gros” frequency rank
- 9804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | got | gros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passé du verbe get. | Qui a beaucoup de circonférence ou de volume. |
Where the eye mixes got and gros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: got vs gros
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: got is \ɡɒt\ while gros is \ɡʁo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
got is recorded at frequency rank #9,489, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡɒt\. gros is at rank #315, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁo\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9804, this pair ranks #415,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of got vs gros
Shared letters: go. Private to "got": t. Private to "gros": rs.
"got" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gros ← ggros · gors · grros · grso · rgos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "got" for "gros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "got" vs "gros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "got" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "got" and "gros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "got vs gx". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #415,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.