Grosbois

name

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The verdict

“Grosbois” is uncommon French (frequency #96,984 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,984
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.

Key facts for Grosbois
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrosbois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Grosbois” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Grosbois lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grosbois is uncommon French at frequency #96,984 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Grosbois, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Grosbois, spelled G-R-O-S-B-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
  2. 2
    Lieu-dit de la commune française de Marolles-en-Brie, dans le Val-de-Marne.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grosbois"?
"Grosbois" is spelled G-R-O-S-B-O-I-S.
What does "Grosbois" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grosbois" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
What language does "Grosbois" come from?
"Grosbois" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Grosbois”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-O-S-B-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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