gagner le gros lot
\ɡa.ɲe lə ɡʁo lo\
The verdict
“gagner le gros lot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remporter le plus gros gain d’une loterie, d’une tombola, …
Corpus desk
Index FR-gagner-le-gros-lot · gagner le gros lot · French
gagner le gros lot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gagner le gros lot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡa.ɲe lə ɡʁo lo\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gagner le gros lot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gagner le gros lot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡa.ɲe lə ɡʁo lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for gagner le gros lot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gagner le gros lot, spelled G-A-G-N-E-R- -L-E- -G-R-O-S- -L-O-T.
Definition
- 1Remporter le plus gros gain d’une loterie, d’une tombola, …
- 2Obtenir un succès ardemment désiré.
- 3Perdre alors qu’un gain était attendu ; souvent utilisé quand le perdant est à l’origine du fait, en lui rappelant qu’il est à l’origine de sa perte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gagner le gros lot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il se prend aussi en bonne part, pour exprimer la joie ou l’étonnement dans lequel se trouverait un homme qui viendrait de faire une fortune subite ou de gagner le gros lot à une loterie.
[…] juste avant les vacances, les élèves ont tous la tête de ceux qui viennent de gagner le gros lot à l’Euro Millions.
Synonyms
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.