a grandes rasgos

[a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os]

/[a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os]/ phrase

The verdict

“a grandes rasgos” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin entrar en detalles. De un modo general.

Corpus desk

Index ES-a-grandes-rasgos · a grandes rasgos · Spanish

a grandes rasgos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 a grandes rasgos
PropertyValue
Headworda grandes rasgos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “a grandes rasgos” en español

a grandes rasgosestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

a grandes rasgos is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sin entrar en detalles. De un modo general.".

a grandes rasgos has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is a grandes rasgos, spelled A- -G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -R-A-S-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sin entrar en detalles. De un modo general.

Synonyms

en líneas generalesen términos generalesgrosso modo

This word in other languages

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 "a grandes rasgos"?
"a grandes rasgos" is spelled A- -G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -R-A-S-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os].
What does "a grandes rasgos" mean?
As a phrase, "a grandes rasgos" means: Sin entrar en detalles. De un modo general.
How do you pronounce "a grandes rasgos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "a grandes rasgos" is [a ˈɣ̞ɾãn̪d̪es ˈrasɣ̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "a grandes rasgos" come from?
"a grandes rasgos" is a Spanish 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