grand livre

\ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\

/\ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“grand livre” 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) - Registre où les entreprises utilisant le système de la comptabilité en partie double tiennent la liste de tous leurs comptes et reportent dans chacun les opérations qui le modifient.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grand-livre · grand livre · French

grand livre · 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 livre
PropertyValue
Headwordgrand livre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grand livre » en français

grand livrereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grand livre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Registre où les entreprises utilisant le système de la comptabilité en partie double tiennent la liste de tous leurs comptes et reportent dans chacun les opérations qui le modifient.".

grand livre has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grand livre, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -L-I-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Registre où les entreprises utilisant le système de la comptabilité en partie double tiennent la liste de tous leurs comptes et reportent dans chacun les opérations qui le modifient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Grand Livre de la dette publique.
  2. Le Grand Livre, la liste générale des créanciers de l’État.

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 livre"?
"grand livre" is spelled G-R-A-N-D- -L-I-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\.
What does "grand livre" mean?
As a noun, "grand livre" means: Registre où les entreprises utilisant le système de la comptabilité en partie double tiennent la liste de tous leurs comptes et reportent dans chacun les opérations qui le modifient.
How do you pronounce "grand livre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grand livre" is \ɡʁɑ̃ livʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grand livre" come from?
"grand livre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list