grosso modo
[ˈgɾoso ˈmoð̞o]
The verdict
“grosso modo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A grandes rasgos, tomando en cuenta los aspectos más superficiales y no considerando las singularidades que presenta el objeto o sistema de estudio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-grosso-modo · grosso modo · Spanish
grosso modo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosso modo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈgɾoso ˈmoð̞o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “grosso modo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
grosso modo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈgɾoso ˈmoð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A grandes rasgos, tomando en cuenta los aspectos más superficiales y no considerando las singularidades que presenta el objeto o sistema de estudio.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grosso modo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is grosso modo, spelled G-R-O-S-S-O- -M-O-D-O.
Definition
- 1A grandes rasgos, tomando en cuenta los aspectos más superficiales y no considerando las singularidades que presenta el objeto o sistema de estudio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grosso modo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grosso modo, la cosecha ha sido satisfactoria, pese a algunos problemas menores que tuvimos.
This word in other languages
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