action de grâce
\ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\
The verdict
“action de grâce” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | action de grâce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “action de grâce” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
action de grâce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.".
Zero misspellings are on record for action de grâce in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is action de grâce, spelled A-C-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -G-R-Â-C-E.
Definition
- 1Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.
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.
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Using “action de grâce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-C-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -G-R-Â-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.