grande gueule

\ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\

/\ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\/ noun

The verdict

“grande gueule” 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) - Qualifie quelqu’un qui parle beaucoup, a le verbe haut, mais qui, souvent, agit peu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grande-gueule · grande gueule · French

grande gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 grande gueule
PropertyValue
Headwordgrande gueule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grande gueule » en français

grande gueulereste 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

grande gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie quelqu’un qui parle beaucoup, a le verbe haut, mais qui, souvent, agit peu.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grande gueule, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grande gueule, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -G-U-E-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie quelqu’un qui parle beaucoup, a le verbe haut, mais qui, souvent, agit peu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du reste tous les jeunes gens de son âge étaient insolents et infatués d’eux-mêmes. C’était une maladie de l’époque. Garçons et filles naissaient avec une grande gueule.
  2. J'ai fait ma grande gueule mais je n'arrive pas à oublier ce baiser.

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 "grande gueule"?
"grande gueule" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -G-U-E-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\.
What does "grande gueule" mean?
As a noun, "grande gueule" means: Qualifie quelqu’un qui parle beaucoup, a le verbe haut, mais qui, souvent, agit peu.
How do you pronounce "grande gueule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grande gueule" is \ɡʁɑ̃d ɡœl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grande gueule" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list