Which to use
“grosses” is an adjective and “grossi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- #22,287
- “grossi” frequency rank
- 24654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grosses | grossi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gros. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe grossir. |
Where the eye mixes grosses and grossi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grosses runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against grossi's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grosses and grossi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grosses is \ɡʁos\ while grossi is \ɡʁo.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grosses is recorded at frequency rank #2,367, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁos\. grossi is at rank #22,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁo.si\.
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 24654, this pair ranks #345,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grosses vs grossi
Shared letters: gors. Private to "grosses": e. Private to "grossi": i.
"grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grossi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grosses" for "grossi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grosses" vs "grossi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grosses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grossi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grosses" and "grossi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossi vs grossis". 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 #345,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.