gros poisson
\ɡʁo pwa.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“gros poisson” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individu important dans son milieu, et que la police aimerait bien arrêter (ou est contente d’avoir arrêté).
Corpus desk
Index FR-gros-poisson · gros poisson · French
gros poisson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gros poisson |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁo pwa.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gros poisson » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gros poisson is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁo pwa.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Individu important dans son milieu, et que la police aimerait bien arrêter (ou est contente d’avoir arrêté).".
gros poisson has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gros poisson, spelled G-R-O-S- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Individu important dans son milieu, et que la police aimerait bien arrêter (ou est contente d’avoir arrêté).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gros poisson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Titre] L’Américain arrêté pour espionnage pourrait être un gros poisson
Le blanchiment d’argent est une des clés du système, le stade à franchir pour passer du gros poisson national au rang de trafiquant d’importance à l’international.
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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.