grand âge

\ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\

/\ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“grand âge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vieillesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grand-age · grand âge · French

grand âge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for grand âge
PropertyValue
Headwordgrand âge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grand âge » en français

grand âgesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grand âge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vieillesse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grand âge, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grand âge, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -Â-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vieillesse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grand âge"?
"grand âge" is spelled G-R-A-N-D- -Â-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\.
What does "grand âge" mean?
As a noun, "grand âge" means: Vieillesse.
How do you pronounce "grand âge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grand âge" is \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɑʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grand âge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list