Which to use
“grosses” and “grosso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “grosses” frequency rank
- #18,765
- “grosso” frequency rank
- 21132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grosses | grosso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gros. | Gros, épais. |
Where the eye mixes grosses and grosso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grosses with grosso
A purely visual mix-up. grosses (\ɡʁos\) and grosso (\ˈɡrɔs.so\) 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 21132, 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\. grosso is at rank #18,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈɡrɔs.so\.
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 21132, this pair ranks #364,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grosses vs grosso
Shared letters: gors. Private to "grosses": e. Private to "grosso": -.
"grosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grosso" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grosses" for "grosso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grosses" vs "grosso" - 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 "grosso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grosses" and "grosso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossis vs grosso". 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 #364,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.