Which to use
“group” is a noun and “groupée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,196
- “group” frequency rank
- #49,690
- “groupée” frequency rank
- 55886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | group | groupée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe. | Féminin singulier de groupé. |
Where the eye mixes group and groupée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. group runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against groupée's 7 (CCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: group vs groupée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: group is \ɡɹuːp\ while groupée is \ɡʁu.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “group” sits inside “groupée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55886, 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\. groupée is at rank #49,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁu.pe\.
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 55886, this pair ranks #124,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of group vs groupée
Shared letters: gopru. Private to "group": -. Private to "groupée": eé.
"group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "groupée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- group ← ggroup · gorup · gropu · groupp · grroup · gruop · rgoup
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "group" for "groupée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "group" or "groupée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "group" and "groupée" 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 "groupée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "group" and "groupée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "groupée vs grouper". 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 #124,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.