# gross vs grossir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### gross
*adjective · IPA \ɡʀoːs\ · frequency rank #22,579*
Variante orthographique de groß.

### grossir
*verb · IPA \ɡʁɔ.siʁ\ · frequency rank #12,790*
Rendre gros, plus ample, plus volumineux.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/gross-vs-grossir