grève générale

\ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\

/\ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\/ noun

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The verdict

“grève générale” 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) - Action coordonnée de cessation du travail de tous les travailleurs d’une profession ou d’un pays, pour obtenir satisfaction à leurs revendications.

Key facts for grève générale
PropertyValue
Headwordgrève générale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grève générale” sits in French frequency

grève générale 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

grève générale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action coordonnée de cessation du travail de tous les travailleurs d’une profession ou d’un pays, pour obtenir satisfaction à leurs revendications.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grève générale, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grève générale, spelled G-R-È-V-E- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action coordonnée de cessation du travail de tous les travailleurs d’une profession ou d’un pays, pour obtenir satisfaction à leurs revendications.

Synonyms

cloque

This word in other languages

huelga general(Español)Generalstreik(Deutsch)

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 "grève générale"?
"grève générale" is spelled G-R-È-V-E- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\.
What does "grève générale" mean?
As a noun, "grève générale" means: Action coordonnée de cessation du travail de tous les travailleurs d’une profession ou d’un pays, pour obtenir satisfaction à leurs revendications.
How do you pronounce "grève générale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grève générale" is \ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grève générale" come from?
"grève générale" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “grève générale”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-È-V-E- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁɛv ʒe.ne.ʁal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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