à la grosse
\a la ɡʁos\
The verdict
“à la grosse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme de prêt, où le préteur n’est remboursé que si la cargaison arrive à bon port.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-grosse · à la grosse · French
à la grosse · 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 "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 la grosse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a la ɡʁos\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à la grosse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la ɡʁos\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à la grosse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à la grosse, spelled À- -L-A- -G-R-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Forme de prêt, où le préteur n’est remboursé que si la cargaison arrive à bon port.
- 2Grossièrement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à la grosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'emprunt fait à la grosse par le capitaine dans l’étranger, est nul, comme contrat à la grosse, si, préalablement, le capitaine n’a pas constaté la nécessité de l’emprunt et obtenu l’autorisation du consul français.
C’est un ouvrage fait à la grosse.
Synonyms
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.