Which to use
“grosses” and “grossis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- #45,644
- “grossis” frequency rank
- 48011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grosses | grossis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gros. | Masculin pluriel de grossi. |
Where the eye mixes grosses and grossis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grosses and grossis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grosses vs grossis
A purely visual mix-up. grosses (\ɡʁos\) and grossis (\ɡʁo.si\) 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 a single letter - e in “grosses” becomes i in “grossis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48011, 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\. grossis is at rank #45,644, tagged as anadj, 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 48011, this pair ranks #182,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grosses vs grossis
Shared letters: gors. Private to "grosses": e. Private to "grossis": i.
"grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grossis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grosses" and "grossis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grosses" vs "grossis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "grossis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grosses" and "grossis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossis vs grossiste". 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 #182,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.