grand diseux, petit faiseux
\ɡʁɑ̃ di.zø pə.ti fɛ.zø\
The verdict
“grand diseux, petit faiseux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - C’est celui qui parle le plus qui en fait le moins.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-diseux-petit-faise · grand diseux, petit faiseux · French
grand diseux, petit faiseux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 diseux, petit faiseux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃ di.zø pə.ti fɛ.zø\ |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grand diseux, petit faiseux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ di.zø pə.ti fɛ.zø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "C’est celui qui parle le plus qui en fait le moins.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for grand diseux, petit faiseux in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grand diseux, petit faiseux, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -D-I-S-E-U-X-,- -P-E-T-I-T- -F-A-I-S-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1C’est celui qui parle le plus qui en fait le moins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grand diseux, petit faiseux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Grand diseux, petit faiseux », chuchota Philbert, de plus en plus agacé.
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.