Grandes Indes
\ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿ɛ̃d\
The verdict
“Grandes Indes” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Les Indes orientales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grandes-indes · Grandes Indes · French
Grandes Indes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grandes Indes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿ɛ̃d\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Grandes Indes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Grandes Indes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿ɛ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Les Indes orientales.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Grandes Indes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Grandes Indes, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Les Indes orientales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grandes Indes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par-dessous le bruit de nos paroles, ressuscite un peu de passé : autour d’un pont de paquebot, la miroitante mer des Grandes Indes.
« Moi, — dit simplement le jeune frère, — moi, tu serais resté, eh bien je restais… tu pars, je te suis… tu irais aux Grandes-Indes, j’irais aux Grandes-Indes… et vrai, je te croirais n’avoir pas ton bon sens,… que ce serait tout de même. »
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.