Which to use
“group” and “groupe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,196
- “group” frequency rank
- #233
- “groupe” frequency rank
- 6429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | group | groupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe. | Ensemble de personnes, d’animaux. |
Where the eye mixes group and groupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses group with groupe
A purely visual mix-up. group (\ɡɹuːp\) and groupe (\ɡʁup\) 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 extra letter(s) - “group” sits inside “groupe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
group is recorded at frequency rank #6,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɹuːp\. groupe is at rank #233, 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 6429, this pair ranks #426,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of group vs groupe
Shared letters: gopru. Private to "group": -. Private to "groupe": e.
"group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "groupe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "group" for "groupe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "group" vs "groupe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "group" and "groupe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "group" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "groupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "group" and "groupe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "group vs groupée". 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 #426,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.