grand œuvre
\ɡʁɑ̃.t‿œvʁ\
The verdict
“grand œuvre” 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) - Réalisation de la pierre philosophale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-uvre · grand œuvre · French
grand œuvre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand œuvre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿œvʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grand œuvre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃.t‿œvʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for grand œuvre in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is grand œuvre, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -Œ-U-V-R-E.
Definition
- 1Réalisation de la pierre philosophale.
- 2Chef-d’œuvre, en particulier la meilleure œuvre d’un artiste, représentant l’accomplissement de sa vie.
- 3Action ou récit héroïque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grand œuvre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais le but ultime de l’alchimie ne peut être obtenu que par le Grand-Œuvre, ou Grand Magistère, menant à la pierre rouge, c’est-à-dire la fameuse pierre philosophale, capable de transformer par simple contact les métaux en or.
La seconde partie du grand œuvre de Tocqueville, De la démocratie en Amérique (parue en 1840), est véritablement hantée par la question de la distinction et de l’excellence dans un pays occupé au travail commercial et industriel où la classe et la morale aristocratiques sont inexistantes.
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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.