grande

\ɡʁɑ̃d\

/\ɡʁɑ̃d\/ adj

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The verdict

“grande” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#211
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de grand.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grande · grande · French

grande · rank #211 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #211
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaque

Nearest frequency peer: chaque (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « grande »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « grande » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grande vs grave
67% similar
grande vs grant
67% similar
grande vs grands
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grande
PropertyValue
Headwordgrande
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃d\
Letters6
Frequency rank#211
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grande »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grandese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chaque » (#210), « personnes » (#212), « celui » (#209). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grande » est au #211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grande (IPA \ɡʁɑ̃d\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #211 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de grand.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grande, with forms such as "garnde", "ggrande", and "gradne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grave", "grant", "grands", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grande, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de grand.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Or, dans la pensée chrétienne, plusieurs serpent jouent un rôle de grande importance.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garnde
  • ggrande
  • gradne
  • grandde
  • graned
  • grannde
  • grnade
  • grrande
  • rgande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grande - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garnde2ggrande1gradne2grandde1graned2grannde1grnade2grrande1
Edit distance from "grande"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grande"?
"grande" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃d\.
What does "grande" mean?
As an adjective, "grande" means: Féminin singulier de grand.
What words are commonly confused with "grande"?
"grande" is commonly confused with "grave", "grant", "grands". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grande" is \ɡʁɑ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grande" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grande", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chaque#210compte#196mettre#227serait#228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

nouvelle9 variantsquelque9 variantsmoment9 variantsparler9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list