Which to use
“grossière” and “grossiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,894
- “grossière” frequency rank
- #29,373
- “grossiers” frequency rank
- 45267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossière | grossiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de grossier. | Masculin pluriel de grossier. |
Where the eye mixes grossière and grossiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. grossière (CCVCCVVCV) and grossiers (CCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: grossière vs grossiers
A purely visual mix-up. grossière (\ɡʁɔ.sjɛʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossière is recorded at frequency rank #15,894, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɔ.sjɛʁ\. 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 45267, this pair ranks #204,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grossière vs grossiers
Shared letters: egiors. Private to "grossière": è. Private to "grossiers": -.
"grossière" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCV · "grossiers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grossiers ← ggrossiers · gorssiers · grosiers · grosisers · grosseirs · grossierrs · grossierss · grossiesr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grossière" and "grossiers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "grossière" or "grossiers" show up more?
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 "grossière" 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 #204,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossière" 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 #204,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.