grand-russe
\ɡʁɑ̃.ʁys\
The verdict
“grand-russe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Grand-russien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-russe · grand-russe · French
grand-russe · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand-russe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃.ʁys\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grand-russe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃.ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand-russien.".
grand-russe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grand-russe, spelled G-R-A-N-D---R-U-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Grand-russien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grand-russe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Car le peuple et l'État grand-russes se sont formés, dès le début du XIIᵉ siècle, grâce à la colonisation par les Slaves orientaux des territoires situés dans le bassin de la Volga supérieure et de l'Oka.
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.