délire des grandeurs

\de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\

/\de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“délire des grandeurs” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mégalomanie ; folie des grandeurs.

Key facts for délire des grandeurs
PropertyValue
Headworddélire des grandeurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “délire des grandeurs” sits in French frequency

délire des grandeurs falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for délire des grandeurs is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mégalomanie ; folie des grandeurs.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for délire des grandeurs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is délire des grandeurs, spelled D-É-L-I-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mégalomanie ; folie des grandeurs.

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 "délire des grandeurs"?
"délire des grandeurs" is spelled D-É-L-I-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\.
What does "délire des grandeurs" mean?
As a noun, "délire des grandeurs" means: Mégalomanie ; folie des grandeurs.
How do you pronounce "délire des grandeurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délire des grandeurs" is \de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délire des grandeurs" come from?
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Using “délire des grandeurs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-L-I-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.liʁ dɛ ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list