Which to use
“grasse” and “grasset” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,967
- “grasse” frequency rank
- #23,879
- “grasset” frequency rank
- 31846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasse | grasset |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gras. | Qui est un peu gras. |
Where the eye mixes grasse and grasset
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grasse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grasset's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grasse vs grasset
A purely visual mix-up. grasse (\ɡʁɑs\) and grasset (\ɡʁa.sɛ\) 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) - “grasse” sits inside “grasset”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grasse is recorded at frequency rank #7,967, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɑs\. grasset is at rank #23,879, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.sɛ\.
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 31846, this pair ranks #301,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grasse vs grasset
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "grasse": -. Private to "grasset": t.
"grasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grasset" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grasse" for "grasset" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grasse" vs "grasset" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grasset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasse" and "grasset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graisser vs grasset". 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 #301,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.