Which to use
“grandi” and “grandir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,764
- “grandi” frequency rank
- #6,302
- “grandir” frequency rank
- 11066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grandi | grandir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de grandir. | Devenir plus grand. |
Where the eye mixes grandi and grandir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grandi runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grandir's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grandi with grandir
A purely visual mix-up. grandi (\ɡʁɑ̃.di\) and grandir (\ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “grandi” sits inside “grandir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grandi is recorded at frequency rank #4,764, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.di\. grandir is at rank #6,302, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\.
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 11066, this pair ranks #410,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grandi vs grandir
Shared letters: adginr. Private to "grandi": -. Private to "grandir": -.
"grandi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grandir" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grandi" for "grandir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grandi" vs "grandir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grandi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grandir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grandi" and "grandir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grandir vs gronder". 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 #410,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.