Which to use
“grandes” is an adjective and “grandeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #647
- “grandes” frequency rank
- #22,881
- “grandeurs” frequency rank
- 23528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grandes | grandeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de grand. | Pluriel de grandeur. |
Where the eye mixes grandes and grandeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grandes with grandeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grandes is \ɡʁɑ̃d\ while grandeurs is \ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grandes is recorded at frequency rank #647, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃d\. grandeurs is at rank #22,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\.
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 23528, this pair ranks #351,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grandes vs grandeurs
Shared letters: adegnrs. Private to "grandes": -. Private to "grandeurs": u.
"grandes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grandeurs" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grandes" and "grandeurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grandes" vs "grandeurs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grandes" and "grandeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grandeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grandes" and "grandeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grandeurs vs graveurs". 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 #351,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.