grosso
The verdict
“grosso” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,236 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,236
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de diâmetro muito grande
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grosso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for grosso is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #2,236 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grosso, with forms such as "ggrosso", "gorsso", and "groso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gosto", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is grosso, spelled G-R-O-S-S-O.
Definition
- 1de diâmetro muito grande
- 2áspero, caloso
- 3consistente
- 4grave
- 5que tem habilidades débeis, que não tem capacidade de desempenhar bem a prática do desporto por insuficiência técnica
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrosso,gorsso,groso,grosos,grrosso,grsoso,rgosso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grosso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “grosso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-O-S-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “gosto” - see the side-by-side comparison. grosso vs gosto
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.