en gros

[ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː]

/[ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː]/ adv

The verdict

“en gros” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in großen Mengen

Corpus desk

Index DE-en-gros · en gros · German

en gros · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for en gros
PropertyValue
Headworden gros
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „en gros“ im Deutschen

en grosschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

en gros is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in großen Mengen".

No misspelling variants are generated for en gros in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is en gros, spelled E-N- -G-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    in großen Mengen

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en gros"?
"en gros" is spelled E-N- -G-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː].
What does "en gros" mean?
As an adverb, "en gros" means: in großen Mengen
How do you pronounce "en gros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en gros" is [ɑ̃ˈɡʁoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en gros" come from?
"en gros" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list