grand magasin

\ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\

/\ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Magasin de commerce de détail de grande taille, proposant à la vente un vaste assortiment de marchandises, comportant généralement plusieurs étages, et où le paiement se fait normalement au niveau ...

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Index FR-grand-magasin · grand magasin · French

grand magasin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 magasin
PropertyValue
Headwordgrand magasin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grand magasin » en français

grand magasinreste 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 magasin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Magasin de commerce de détail de grande taille, proposant à la vente un vaste assortiment de marchandises, comportant généralement plusieurs étages, et où le paiement se fait normalement au niveau ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grand magasin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grand magasin, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -M-A-G-A-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magasin de commerce de détail de grande taille, proposant à la vente un vaste assortiment de marchandises, comportant généralement plusieurs étages, et où le paiement se fait normalement au niveau de chaque rayon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aux carrefours, des plaques tentatrices indiquent Colmar, Strasbourg, Fribourg, avec le nombre de kilomètres le plus réduit, en évitant d’atteindre un chiffre rond, comme dans les grands magasins : 59, 99, 119.

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 magasin"?
"grand magasin" is spelled G-R-A-N-D- -M-A-G-A-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\.
What does "grand magasin" mean?
As a noun, "grand magasin" means: Magasin de commerce de détail de grande taille, proposant à la vente un vaste assortiment de marchandises, comportant généralement plusieurs étages, et où le paiement se fait normalement au niveau ...
How do you pronounce "grand magasin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grand magasin" is \ɡʁɑ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grand magasin" come from?
"grand magasin" 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