Which to use
“grossi” is a verb and “grossis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,287
- “grossi” frequency rank
- #45,644
- “grossis” frequency rank
- 67931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossi | grossis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe grossir. | Masculin pluriel de grossi. |
Same sound, different letters: grossi vs grossis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. grossi runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grossis's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: grossi vs grossis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: grossi and grossis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁo.si\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “grossi” sits inside “grossis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67931, 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\. 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 67931, this pair ranks #61,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grossi vs grossis
Shared letters: giors. Private to "grossi": -. Private to "grossis": -.
"grossi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grossis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grossi" for "grossis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grossi" vs "grossis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossi" 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 #61,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossi" 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 #61,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.