grandes vacances
\ɡʁɑ̃d va.kɑ̃s\
The verdict
“grandes vacances” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vacances scolaires d’été.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grandes vacances |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃d va.kɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grandes vacances” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grandes vacances is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d va.kɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vacances scolaires d’été.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grandes vacances, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grandes vacances, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -V-A-C-A-N-C-E-S.
Definition
- 1Vacances scolaires d’été.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -V-A-C-A-N-C-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.