Which to use
“gronde” is a verb and “grosse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,340
- “gronde” frequency rank
- #981
- “grosse” frequency rank
- 26321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gronde | grosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gronder. | Une douzaine de douzaines. |
Where the eye mixes gronde and grosse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gronde vs grosse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gronde is \ɡʁɔ̃d\ while grosse is \ɡʁos\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gronde is recorded at frequency rank #25,340, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɔ̃d\. 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 26321, this pair ranks #335,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gronde vs grosse
Shared letters: egor. Private to "gronde": dn. Private to "grosse": s.
"gronde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gronde" and "grosse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "gronde" or "grosse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gronde" 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 #335,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gronde" and "grosse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gronde vs grunge". 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 #335,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.