Which to use
“grossiers” and “grossis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,373
- “grossiers” frequency rank
- #45,644
- “grossis” frequency rank
- 75017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossiers | grossis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de grossier. | Masculin pluriel de grossi. |
Where the eye mixes grossiers and grossis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. grossiers runs 9 letters (CCVCCVVCC) against grossis's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grossiers with grossis
A purely visual mix-up. grossiers (\ɡʁɔ.sje\) and grossis (\ɡʁo.si\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossiers is recorded at frequency rank #29,373, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁɔ.sje\. 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 75017, this pair ranks #35,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grossiers vs grossis
Shared letters: giors. Private to "grossiers": e. Private to "grossis": -.
"grossiers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "grossis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grossiers" and "grossis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grossiers" vs "grossis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grossiers" 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 #35,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossiers" 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 #35,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.