gros intestin

\ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\

/\ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“gros intestin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie de l’appareil digestif située après l’intestin grêle jusqu’au rectum et de plus gros diamètre que l’intestin grêle.

Key facts for gros intestin
PropertyValue
Headwordgros intestin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gros intestin” sits in French frequency

gros intestin 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

gros intestin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de l’appareil digestif située après l’intestin grêle jusqu’au rectum et de plus gros diamètre que l’intestin grêle.".

gros intestin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gros intestin, spelled G-R-O-S- -I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de l’appareil digestif située après l’intestin grêle jusqu’au rectum et de plus gros diamètre que l’intestin grêle.

Synonyms

côlon

This word in other languages

intestino grueso(Español)Dickdarm(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 "gros intestin"?
"gros intestin" is spelled G-R-O-S- -I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\.
What does "gros intestin" mean?
As a noun, "gros intestin" means: Partie de l’appareil digestif située après l’intestin grêle jusqu’au rectum et de plus gros diamètre que l’intestin grêle.
How do you pronounce "gros intestin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gros intestin" is \ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gros intestin" come from?
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Using “gros intestin”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-O-S- -I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁo.z‿ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list