folie des grandeurs
\fɔ.li de ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\
The verdict
“folie 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
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de mégalomanie consistant à vouloir épater la galerie en faisant de grandes choses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folie des grandeurs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ.li de ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “folie des grandeurs” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for folie des grandeurs is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔ.li de ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for folie des grandeurs in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 folie des grandeurs, spelled F-O-L-I-E- -D-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Sorte de mégalomanie consistant à vouloir épater la galerie en faisant de grandes choses.
- 2Ce que produit cette mégalomanie.
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-L-I-E- -D-E-S- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.