action de grâce

\ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\

/\ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\/ noun

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.

Key facts for action de grâce
PropertyValue
Headwordaction de grâce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « action de grâce » en français

action de grâcereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how action de grâce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "action de grâce"?
"action de grâce" is spelled A-C-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -G-R-Â-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\.
What does "action de grâce" mean?
As a noun, "action de grâce" means: Attitude de reconnaissance envers Dieu.
How do you pronounce "action de grâce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "action de grâce" is \ak.sjɔ̃ də ɡʁɑs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "action de grâce" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list