grand diseux, petit faiseux
\ɡʁɑ̃ di.zø pə.ti fɛ.zø\
The verdict
“grand diseux, petit faiseux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - C’est celui qui parle le plus qui en fait le moins.
| 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) |
Where “grand diseux, petit faiseux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for grand diseux, petit faiseux is 27 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁɑ̃ di.zø pə.ti fɛ.zø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-N-D- -D-I-S-E-U-X-,- -P-E-T-I-T- -F-A-I-S-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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