groupvsgroupéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: group is a noun, groupée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set group and groupée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
group
7 ch
groupée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": .

"group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC  ·  "groupée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • groupggroup · gorup · gropu · groupp · grroup · gruop · rgoup

Frequency comparison

group#6,196
groupée#49,690

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "group" and "groupée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "group" is a noun and "groupée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "group" or "groupée"?
"group" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,196 in our French list, against #49,690 for "groupée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering group vs groupée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “group”; for an adjective, it's “groupée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “group” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list