gros-bec

\ɡʁɔ.bɛk\

/\ɡʁɔ.bɛk\/ noun

The verdict

“gros-bec” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Nom donné à plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux en raison de la taille de leur bec, mais ce nom est ambigu car ils n’appartiennent pas à une seule famille.

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Index FR-gros-bec · gros-bec · French

gros-bec · 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.

Key facts for gros-bec
PropertyValue
Headwordgros-bec
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɔ.bɛk\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gros-bec » en français

gros-becn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gros-bec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɔ.bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné à plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux en raison de la taille de leur bec, mais ce nom est ambigu car ils n’appartiennent pas à une seule famille.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gros-bec, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 gros-bec, spelled G-R-O-S---B-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné à plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux en raison de la taille de leur bec, mais ce nom est ambigu car ils n’appartiennent pas à une seule famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gros-bec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le gros-bec de Sao-Tomé (Crithagra concolor) est un fringillidé endémique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe qu’on a cru disparu jusqu’à sa redécouverte en 1991, cette espèce est néanmoins considérée comme gravement menacée d'extinction.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gros-bec"?
"gros-bec" is spelled G-R-O-S---B-E-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɔ.bɛk\.
What does "gros-bec" mean?
As a noun, "gros-bec" means: Nom donné à plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux en raison de la taille de leur bec, mais ce nom est ambigu car ils n’appartiennent pas à une seule famille.
How do you pronounce "gros-bec"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gros-bec" is \ɡʁɔ.bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gros-bec" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list