grand chemin
\ɡʁɑ̃ ʃə.mɛ̃\
The verdict
“grand chemin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sous l’ancien régime, autre nom des routes royales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-chemin · grand chemin · French
grand chemin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand chemin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃ ʃə.mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grand chemin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grand chemin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ ʃə.mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sous l’ancien régime, autre nom des routes royales.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for grand chemin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 grand chemin, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -C-H-E-M-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sous l’ancien régime, autre nom des routes royales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grand chemin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Route royale puis impériale, c’est à l’aube des années 1980 que le tracé de l’actuelle voie expresse fut choisi, en même temps, Pengly, la Croix Charles Allain et tous les anciens villages riverains du grand chemin retrouvèrent un peu de tranquillité tout en conservant quelques spécimens de hêtres comme en étaient alors parsemés nombre d’endroits similaires.
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.