Which to use
“gross” and “grosses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,579
- “gross” frequency rank
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- 24946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gross | grosses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de groß. | Féminin pluriel de gros. |
Where the eye mixes gross and grosses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gross runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against grosses's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gross and grosses
A purely visual mix-up. gross (\ɡʀoːs\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gross” sits inside “grosses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gross is recorded at frequency rank #22,579, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʀoːs\. 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 24946, this pair ranks #343,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gross vs grosses
Shared letters: gors. Private to "gross": -. Private to "grosses": e.
"gross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gross" for "grosses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gross" or "grosses"?
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 "gross" 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 #343,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gross" and "grosses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gross vs grow". 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 #343,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.