Which to use
“grossier” and “grossiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,180
- “grossier” frequency rank
- #29,373
- “grossiers” frequency rank
- 42553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossier | grossiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas fin, qui n’est pas délicat. | Masculin pluriel de grossier. |
Where the eye mixes grossier and grossiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. grossier runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against grossiers's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grossier with grossiers
A purely visual mix-up. grossier (\ɡʁo.sje\) and grossiers (\ɡʁɔ.sje\) 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) - “grossier” sits inside “grossiers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossier is recorded at frequency rank #13,180, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁo.sje\. grossiers is at rank #29,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɔ.sje\.
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 42553, this pair ranks #224,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grossier vs grossiers
Shared letters: egiors. Private to "grossier": -. Private to "grossiers": -.
"grossier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "grossiers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grossier" for "grossiers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grossier" or "grossiers"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grossiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossier" and "grossiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossiers 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 #224,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.