Which to use
“grossières” and “grossiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,527
- “grossières” frequency rank
- #29,373
- “grossiers” frequency rank
- 60900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossières | grossiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de grossier. | Masculin pluriel de grossier. |
Where the eye mixes grossières and grossiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. grossières runs 10 letters (CCVCCVVCVC) 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 grossières with grossiers
A purely visual mix-up. grossières (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossières is recorded at frequency rank #31,527, 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 60900, this pair ranks #95,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grossières vs grossiers
Shared letters: egiors. Private to "grossières": è. Private to "grossiers": -.
"grossières" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCVC · "grossiers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grossiers ← ggrossiers · gorssiers · grosiers · grosisers · grosseirs · grossierrs · grossierss · grossiesr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grossières" for "grossiers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grossières" or "grossiers"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossières" 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 #95,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossières" and "grossiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grossières vs grossièreté". 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 #95,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.