grand porte-queue
\ɡʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.kø\
The verdict
“grand porte-queue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures (Papilio machaon), répandu dans les trois Amériques et dans pratiquement tout l'hémisphère nord tempéré.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand porte-queue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.kø\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grand porte-queue” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grand porte-queue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.kø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures (Papilio machaon), répandu dans les trois Amériques et dans pratiquement tout l'hémisphère nord tempéré.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grand porte-queue, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 porte-queue, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -P-O-R-T-E---Q-U-E-U-E.
Definition
- 1Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures (Papilio machaon), répandu dans les trois Amériques et dans pratiquement tout l'hémisphère nord tempéré.
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- -P-O-R-T-E---Q-U-E-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.kø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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