Which to use
“grossir” is a verb and “grossis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,790
- “grossir” frequency rank
- #45,644
- “grossis” frequency rank
- 58434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grossir | grossis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre gros, plus ample, plus volumineux. | Masculin pluriel de grossi. |
Where the eye mixes grossir and grossis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grossir and grossis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grossir vs grossis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grossir is \ɡʁɔ.siʁ\ while grossis is \ɡʁo.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “grossir” becomes s in “grossis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grossir is recorded at frequency rank #12,790, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡʁɔ.siʁ\. 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 58434, this pair ranks #109,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grossir vs grossis
Shared letters: giors. Private to "grossir": -. Private to "grossis": -.
"grossir" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grossis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grossir" and "grossis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "grossir" or "grossis" show up more?
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 "grossir" 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 #109,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grossir" 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 #109,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.