en gros
\ɑ̃ ɡʁo\
The verdict
“en gros” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par grande quantité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-gros · en gros · French
en gros · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en gros |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ɡʁo\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en gros » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en gros is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ɡʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en gros, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en gros, spelled E-N- -G-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1Par grande quantité.
- 2Selon les circonstances principales d’un événement, d’une affaire, sans s’arrêter aux détails.
- 3Considéré ensemble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en gros appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’esprit des règlements est que tous les François qui comercent en gros ou ayant magasins et les marchands ayant boutique, qui tirent leurs marchandises de France et y renvoyent eux-même les retours, composent le corps de la nation et jouissent de la protection du consul, come ne résidant en Espagne que pour faire le comerce.
Après quoi Luciano s’était naturellement orienté vers sa seule véritable passion, et aussi son seul vrai talent : le trafic de zamal. Plus tard, il en avait même fait un métier. Production, vente en gros et, bien entendu, consommation personnelle compulsive.
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.