Grande Ourse
\ɡʁɑ̃.d‿uʁs\
The verdict
“Grande Ourse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grande constellation et astérisme en astronomie occidentale, bordé par le Dragon, la Girafe, le Lynx, le Petit Lion, le Lion, la Chevelure de Bérénice, les Chiens de chasse et le Bouvier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grande-ourse · Grande Ourse · French
Grande Ourse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Grande Ourse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃.d‿uʁs\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Grande Ourse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Grande Ourse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃.d‿uʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grande constellation et astérisme en astronomie occidentale, bordé par le Dragon, la Girafe, le Lynx, le Petit Lion, le Lion, la Chevelure de Bérénice, les Chiens de chasse et le Bouvier.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grande Ourse, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Grande Ourse, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -O-U-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Grande constellation et astérisme en astronomie occidentale, bordé par le Dragon, la Girafe, le Lynx, le Petit Lion, le Lion, la Chevelure de Bérénice, les Chiens de chasse et le Bouvier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grande Ourse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans trois heures, il faudra partir, quand la Grande Ourse se sera renversée dans le ciel immense.
Au-dessus des maisons, la Grande Ourse, le « Chariot de David » allongeait son timon d’étoiles scintillantes.
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.