Which to use
“grandir” and “grandis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,302
- “grandir” frequency rank
- #20,746
- “grandis” frequency rank
- 27048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grandir | grandis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devenir plus grand. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de grandir. |
Where the eye mixes grandir and grandis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grandir vs grandis
A purely visual mix-up. grandir (\ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\) and grandis (\ɡʁɑ̃.di\) 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 a single letter - r in “grandir” becomes s in “grandis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grandir is recorded at frequency rank #6,302, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\. 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 27048, this pair ranks #331,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grandir vs grandis
Shared letters: adginr. Private to "grandir": -. Private to "grandis": s.
"grandir" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grandis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grandir" and "grandis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grandir" 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 "grandir" 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 #331,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grandir" 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 #331,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.