Which to use
“ground” and “group” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,528
- “ground” frequency rank
- #6,196
- “group” frequency rank
- 37724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ground | group |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sol, terre. | Groupe. |
Where the eye mixes ground and group
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ground with group
A purely visual mix-up. ground (\ˈɡɹaʊnd\) and group (\ɡɹuːp\) 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 37724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ground is recorded at frequency rank #31,528, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɹaʊnd\. group is at rank #6,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹuːp\.
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 37724, this pair ranks #260,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ground vs group
Shared letters: goru. Private to "ground": dn. Private to "group": p.
"ground" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ground" and "group" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ground" or "group"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ground" and "group" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ground" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "group" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ground" and "group" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ground vs groups". 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 #260,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.