grand Dieu
\ɡʁɑ̃ djø\
The verdict
“grand Dieu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression qui exprime l’émotion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-dieu · grand Dieu · French
grand Dieu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 Dieu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃ djø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grand Dieu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grand Dieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression qui exprime l’émotion.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for grand Dieu in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grand Dieu, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -D-I-E-U.
Definition
- 1Expression qui exprime l’émotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grand Dieu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hélas ! grand Dieu ! comment te sers-tu de moi pour éprouver ces deux célestes créatures ?
— Ne pas savoir ? Mais pourquoi grand Dieu ? Il n’avait pas à en rougir.
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.