grosse chaleur

\gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\

/\gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Temps très chaud.

Key facts for grosse chaleur
PropertyValue
Headwordgrosse chaleur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grosse chaleur” sits in French frequency

grosse chaleur 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

grosse chaleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temps très chaud.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grosse chaleur, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 grosse chaleur, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temps très chaud.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grosse chaleur"?
"grosse chaleur" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\.
What does "grosse chaleur" mean?
As a noun, "grosse chaleur" means: Temps très chaud.
How do you pronounce "grosse chaleur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grosse chaleur" is \gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grosse chaleur" come from?
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Using “grosse chaleur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-O-S-S-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \gʁos ʃa.lœʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list