Which to use
“grappes” and “groupes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,987
- “grappes” frequency rank
- #922
- “groupes” frequency rank
- 25909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grappes | groupes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de grappe. | Pluriel de groupe. |
Where the eye mixes grappes and groupes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grappes (CCVCCVC) and groupes (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between grappes and groupes
A purely visual mix-up. grappes (\ɡʁap\) and groupes (\ɡʁup\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grappes is recorded at frequency rank #24,987, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁap\. groupes is at rank #922, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁup\.
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 25909, this pair ranks #338,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grappes vs groupes
Shared letters: egprs. Private to "grappes": a. Private to "groupes": ou.
"grappes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "groupes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grappes" for "groupes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grappes" or "groupes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grappes" and "groupes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grappes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "groupes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grappes" and "groupes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grappes vs grappin". 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 #338,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.