grande tasse

\ɡʁɑ̃d tas\

/\ɡʁɑ̃d tas\/ noun

The verdict

“grande tasse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - Surnom donné parfois à l’océan Atlantique. Note d’usage : Parfois écrit avec des majuscules

Corpus desk

Index FR-grande-tasse · grande tasse · French

grande tasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 tasse
PropertyValue
Headwordgrande tasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɑ̃d tas\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grande tasse » en français

grande tassen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grande tasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d tas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surnom donné parfois à l’océan Atlantique. Note d’usage : Parfois écrit avec des majuscules".

Zero misspellings are on record for grande tasse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grande tasse, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -T-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surnom donné parfois à l’océan Atlantique. Note d’usage : Parfois écrit avec des majuscules

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À Nantes, je pourrai m’échapper quand je voudrai. En face de la grande tasse ! on se laisse glisser et l’on est dans l’Océan.
  2. Car ce dernier a dû également traverser la Grande Tasse.

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 tasse"?
"grande tasse" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E- -T-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑ̃d tas\.
What does "grande tasse" mean?
As a noun, "grande tasse" means: Surnom donné parfois à l’océan Atlantique. Note d’usage : Parfois écrit avec des majuscules
How do you pronounce "grande tasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grande tasse" is \ɡʁɑ̃d tas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grande tasse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list