grande semaine

\ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\

/\ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“grande semaine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de Grande Semaine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grande-semaine · grande semaine · French

grande semaine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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 semaine
PropertyValue
Headwordgrande semaine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grande semaine” sits in French frequency

grande semaine 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.

Rare enough to double-check

grande semaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de Grande Semaine.".

grande semaine has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grande semaine, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -S-E-M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de Grande Semaine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grande semaine"?
"grande semaine" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -S-E-M-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\.
What does "grande semaine" mean?
As a noun, "grande semaine" means: Variante orthographique de Grande Semaine.
How do you pronounce "grande semaine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grande semaine" is \ɡʁɑ̃d sə.mɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grande semaine" come from?
"grande semaine" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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