Which to use
“grasset” and “grosses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,879
- “grasset” frequency rank
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- 26246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasset | grosses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est un peu gras. | Féminin pluriel de gros. |
Where the eye mixes grasset and grosses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grasset and grosses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grasset and grosses
A purely visual mix-up. grasset (\ɡʁa.sɛ\) and grosses (\ɡʁos\) 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 26246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grasset is recorded at frequency rank #23,879, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁa.sɛ\. grosses is at rank #2,367, tagged as anadj, 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 26246, this pair ranks #336,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grasset vs grosses
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grasset": at. Private to "grosses": o.
"grasset" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grasset" and "grosses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grasset" or "grosses"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grasset" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grosses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasset" and "grosses" 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 #336,227 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.