grosso

adj

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The verdict

“grosso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,236
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de diâmetro muito grande

Corpus desk

Index PT-grosso · grosso · Portuguese

grosso · rank #2,236 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH lançar

Nearest frequency peer: lançar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “grosso”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “grosso” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grosso vs gosto
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grosso
PropertyValue
Headwordgrosso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,236
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “grosso”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.grossocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lançar” (#2,237), “Gabriel” (#2,234), “letra” (#2,238). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “grosso” fica em #2,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grosso, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,236 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    de diâmetro muito grande
  2. 2
    áspero, caloso
  3. 3
    consistente
  4. 4
    grave
  5. 5
    que tem habilidades débeis, que não tem capacidade de desempenhar bem a prática do desporto por insuficiência técnica

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grosso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bateu a massa até ficar bem grossa.
  2. Não fala o nome desse jogador, esse dai é grosso, espirra o taco, sai chute mascado, fura, cai sentado, chega atrasado em dividida, cai sozinho, tromba com jogador da própria equipe, faz gol contra, a parte ruim prefiro omitir.

Antonyms

finoliso

This word in other languages

thick(English)gros(Français)

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.

ggrosso1gorsso2groso1grosos2grrosso1grsoso2rgosso2
Edit distance from "grosso"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grosso"?
"grosso" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-O.
What does "grosso" mean?
As an adjective, "grosso" means: de diâmetro muito grande
What words are commonly confused with "grosso"?
"grosso" is commonly confused with "gosto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "grosso" come from?
"grosso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grosso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lançar#2,237ligado#2,239ouvido#2,249cantar#2,221

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

letra7 variantsatuação7 variantssubir7 variantsvinte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list