gros mot
\ɡʁo mo\
The verdict
“gros mot” 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 May 6, 2026) - Mot considéré comme vulgaire, grossier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gros mot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁo mo\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gros mot” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gros mot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁo mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gros mot, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mot, spelled G-R-O-S- -M-O-T.
Definition
- 1Mot considéré comme vulgaire, grossier.
- 2Mot tabou, que l’on ne veut pas ou plus prononcer.
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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.
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Using “gros mot”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-O-S- -M-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁo mo\ (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.