à grand frais
\a ɡʁɑ̃ fʁɛ\
The verdict
“à grand frais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En dépensant énormément.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-grand-frais · à grand frais · French
à grand frais · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à grand frais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a ɡʁɑ̃ fʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à grand frais » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à grand frais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ɡʁɑ̃ fʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à grand frais, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à grand frais, spelled À- -G-R-A-N-D- -F-R-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1En dépensant énormément.
- 2Avec de grands efforts ; difficilement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à grand frais appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Sénat, cette oligarchie, entretient, à grand frais pour le budget de l’État (336 millions d'euros par an), 346 parlementaires dont l'inutilité ne cesse d'être dénoncée, depuis plus de 40 ans.
On achetait des avenues, des tours, des hôtels, des avions... Ensuite on restaurait le tout à grand frais, et on remettait l'ensemble sur le marché.
Antonyms
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.