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 September 3, 2026) - Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-action-de-grace · action de grâce · French
action de grâce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « action de grâce » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how action de grâce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors l’immense action de grâces s’échappe de sa poitrine: « Je suis content, ô terre, de me retrouver parmi toi. (…) »
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.