Which to use
“grande” is an adjective and “grandis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #211
- “grande” frequency rank
- #20,746
- “grandis” frequency rank
- 20957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grande | grandis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de grand. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de grandir. |
Where the eye mixes grande and grandis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grande runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grandis's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grande vs grandis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grande is \ɡʁɑ̃d\ while grandis is \ɡʁɑ̃.di\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grande is recorded at frequency rank #211, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃d\. 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 20957, this pair ranks #365,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grande vs grandis
Shared letters: adgnr. Private to "grande": e. Private to "grandis": is.
"grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grandis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grande" and "grandis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grande" or "grandis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grande" 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 #365,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grande" 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 #365,598 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.