großzügig
\ˈɡroːsʦyːɡɪç\
The verdict
“großzügig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Généreux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gro-zugig · großzügig · French
großzügig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | großzügig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡroːsʦyːɡɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
großzügig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡroːsʦyːɡɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for großzügig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is großzügig, spelled G-R-O-S-S-Z-Ü-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1Généreux.
- 2Large.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how großzügig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist ja sehr großzügig mit dem Trinkgeld.
André nennt (dem Rikschafahrer) die Adresse der Baustelle im Kamathupura-Viertel, schlägt einen großzügigen Tarif vor und faltet sich in drei Teile, damit sein langgestrecktes, noch schlankes Gerippe in den engen Raum des Dreirads passt.
Synonyms
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.