Which to use
“grossi” is a verb and “grosso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,287
- “grossi” frequency rank
- #18,765
- “grosso” frequency rank
- 41052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossi | grosso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe grossir. | Gros, épais. |
Where the eye mixes grossi and grosso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grossi and grosso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grossi and grosso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grossi is \ɡʁo.si\ while grosso is \ˈɡrɔs.so\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “grossi” becomes o in “grosso”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41052, 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\. 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 41052, this pair ranks #235,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grossi vs grosso
Shared letters: gors. Private to "grossi": i. Private to "grosso": -.
"grossi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grosso" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grossi" for "grosso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grossi" vs "grosso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grossi" and "grosso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossi" 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 #235,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossi" and "grosso" 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 #235,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.