Which to use
“grass” and “grosse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,828
- “grass” frequency rank
- #981
- “grosse” frequency rank
- 39809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grass | grosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herbe. | Une douzaine de douzaines. |
Where the eye mixes grass and grosse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grass with grosse
A purely visual mix-up. grass (\ɡɹɑːs\) and grosse (\ɡʁos\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grass is recorded at frequency rank #38,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹɑːs\. grosse is at rank #981, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁos\.
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 39809, this pair ranks #245,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grass vs grosse
Shared letters: grs. Private to "grass": a. Private to "grosse": eo.
"grass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grass" and "grosse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grass" vs "grosse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grass" and "grosse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grass" and "grosse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grass". 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 #245,202 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.