Which to use
“grossi” and “grossir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,287
- “grossi” frequency rank
- #12,790
- “grossir” frequency rank
- 35077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossi | grossir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe grossir. | Rendre gros, plus ample, plus volumineux. |
Where the eye mixes grossi and grossir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grossi runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grossir's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grossi with grossir
A purely visual mix-up. grossi (\ɡʁo.si\) and grossir (\ɡʁɔ.siʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “grossi” sits inside “grossir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossi is recorded at frequency rank #22,287, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁo.si\. grossir is at rank #12,790, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɔ.siʁ\.
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 35077, this pair ranks #279,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grossi vs grossir
Shared letters: giors. Private to "grossi": -. Private to "grossir": -.
"grossi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grossir" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grossi" and "grossir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grossi" or "grossir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grossir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossi" and "grossir" 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 #279,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.