grande personne

\ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\

/\ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“grande personne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adulte, personne qui n’est plus un enfant.

Key facts for grande personne
PropertyValue
Headwordgrande personne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grande personne” sits in French frequency

grande personne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for grande personne is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Adulte, personne qui n’est plus un enfant.".

Zero misspellings are on record for grande personne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is grande personne, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adulte, personne qui n’est plus un enfant.

This word in other languages

grown-up(English)

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 personne"?
"grande personne" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\.
What does "grande personne" mean?
As a noun, "grande personne" means: Adulte, personne qui n’est plus un enfant.
How do you pronounce "grande personne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grande personne" is \ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grande personne" come from?
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Using “grande personne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-N-D-E- -P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁɑ̃d pɛʁ.sɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list