Which to use
“grises” and “grosses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,036
- “grises” frequency rank
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- 21403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grises | grosses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gris. | Féminin pluriel de gros. |
Where the eye mixes grises and grosses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grises runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against grosses's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grises vs grosses
A purely visual mix-up. grises (\ɡʁiz\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grises is recorded at frequency rank #19,036, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁiz\. 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 21403, this pair ranks #363,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grises vs grosses
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "grises": i. Private to "grosses": o.
"grises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grises" for "grosses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grises" vs "grosses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grises" 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 #363,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grises" and "grosses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grises vs grisons". 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 #363,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.