grand écart
\ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kaʁ\
The verdict
“grand écart” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figure de danse ou de gymnastique qui consiste à écarter les jambes au point que les cuisses touchent le sol.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand écart |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kaʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grand écart” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for grand écart is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grand écart, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grand écart, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -É-C-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1Figure de danse ou de gymnastique qui consiste à écarter les jambes au point que les cuisses touchent le sol.
- 2Différences importantes ou changement majeur.
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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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Using “grand écart”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-N-D- -É-C-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.