Which to use
“grosses” and “grossier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- #13,180
- “grossier” frequency rank
- 15547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grosses | grossier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gros. | Qui n’est pas fin, qui n’est pas délicat. |
Where the eye mixes grosses and grossier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grosses vs grossier
A purely visual mix-up. grosses (\ɡʁos\) and grossier (\ɡʁo.sje\) 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 15547, 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\. grossier is at rank #13,180, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁo.sje\.
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 15547, this pair ranks #391,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grosses vs grossier
Shared letters: egors. Private to "grosses": -. Private to "grossier": i.
"grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grossier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grosses" and "grossier" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grosses" vs "grossier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grosses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grossier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grosses" and "grossier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossier 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 #391,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.