grand écran

[ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃]

/[ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“grand écran” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écran de projection de film de cinéma.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grand-ecran · grand écran · French

grand écran · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for grand écran
PropertyValue
Headwordgrand écran
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grand écran » en français

grand écrann'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grand écran is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

grand écran doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is grand écran, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -É-C-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écran de projection de film de cinéma.
  2. 2
    (uniquement au singulier) Cinéma, septième art, cinématographie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grand écran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour faire une présentation sur grand écran ou vidéo-projecteur, vous avez le choix entre utiliser votre portable comme d’habitude, en regardant son propre écran, ou bien l’utiliser en regardant directement ce que vous faites sur le grand écran ou la projection.
  2. Les images saisies par les diverses caméras sont dirigées vers la cabine de régie télévisuelle où l’on opère leur sélection et d’où on les envoye aux trois eidophores placés au fond de la salle qui les projette instantanément sur les grands écrans disposés dans l’espace de la scène.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grand écran"?
"grand écran" is spelled G-R-A-N-D- -É-C-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃].
What does "grand écran" mean?
As a noun, "grand écran" means: Écran de projection de film de cinéma.
How do you pronounce "grand écran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grand écran" is [ɡʁɑ̃.t‿e.kʁɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grand écran" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list