grondant
\ɡʁɔ̃.dɑ̃\
The verdict
“grondant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui gronde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grondant · grondant · French
grondant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | grondant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡʁɔ̃.dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grondant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grondant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁɔ̃.dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui gronde.".
Zero misspellings are on record for grondant in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grondant, spelled G-R-O-N-D-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui gronde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grondant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tel le chien du chasseur, s’il a surpris un cerf, arrêté par un fleuve sinueux, ou saisi de frayeur à l’aspect d’un filet garni de plumes pourprées, il le poursuit sans relâche, il le presse de ses longs aboiemens : l’animal timide, qu’épouvantent tour à tour la toile captieuse et la rive escarpée, s’échappe en détours tortueux, et refait mille fois le ch…
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