Which to use
“groupes” and “groups” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #922
- “groupes” frequency rank
- #42,369
- “groups” frequency rank
- 43291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | groupes | groups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de groupe. | Pluriel de group. |
Same sound, different letters: groupes vs groups
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: groupes vs groups
This is the hard kind. groupes and groups are pronounced identically (\ɡʁup\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
groupes is recorded at frequency rank #922, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁup\. groups is at rank #42,369, 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 43291, this pair ranks #219,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of groupes vs groups
Shared letters: goprsu. Private to "groupes": e. Private to "groups": -.
"groupes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "groups" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "groupes" for "groups" ever safe?
Which is more common, "groupes" or "groups"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "groupes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "groups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "groupes" and "groups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "groupée 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 #219,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.