Which to use
“grand” is an adjective and “grandis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #136
- “grand” frequency rank
- #20,746
- “grandis” frequency rank
- 20882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grand | grandis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De dimensions (hauteur/taille, longueur, profondeur, etc.) importantes, qui dépassent celles de ses semblables, ou de longue durée. Par exemple, de volume supérieur à la moyenne (ou normale) des individus de même espèce et sexe et d’âge similaire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de grandir. |
Where the eye mixes grand and grandis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grand runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against grandis's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grand with grandis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grand is \ɡʁɑ̃\ while grandis is \ɡʁɑ̃.di\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “grand” sits inside “grandis”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grand is recorded at frequency rank #136, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃\. grandis is at rank #20,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.di\.
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 20882, this pair ranks #365,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grand vs grandis
Shared letters: adgnr. Private to "grand": -. Private to "grandis": is.
"grand" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grandis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grand" and "grandis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grand" vs "grandis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grandis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grand" and "grandis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradés vs grandis". 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 #365,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.