dans les grandes lignes
\dɑ̃ lɛ ɡʁɑ̃d liɲ\
The verdict
“dans les grandes lignes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Approximativement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-les-grandes-lignes · dans les grandes lignes · French
dans les grandes lignes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dans les grandes lignes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ lɛ ɡʁɑ̃d liɲ\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dans les grandes lignes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ lɛ ɡʁɑ̃d liɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dans les grandes lignes has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dans les grandes lignes, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -L-I-G-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Approximativement.
- 2En résumé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dans les grandes lignes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce que tu dis est dans les grandes lignes conforme à la réalité. Mais dans le détail, tu as tort.
C’est cette procédure que nous rappelons à présent dans les grandes lignes.
This word in other languages
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.