Which to use
“grottes” and “groupes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,048
- “grottes” frequency rank
- #922
- “groupes” frequency rank
- 14970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grottes | groupes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de grotte. | Pluriel de groupe. |
Where the eye mixes grottes and groupes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grottes (CCVCCVC) and groupes (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: grottes vs groupes
A purely visual mix-up. grottes (\ɡʁɔt\) and groupes (\ɡʁup\) 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 14970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grottes is recorded at frequency rank #14,048, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɔt\. groupes is at rank #922, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁup\.
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 14970, this pair ranks #394,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grottes vs groupes
Shared letters: egors. Private to "grottes": t. Private to "groupes": pu.
"grottes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "groupes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grottes" and "groupes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "grottes" or "groupes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grottes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "groupes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grottes" and "groupes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "groupée vs groupes". 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 #394,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.