grosse commission

\ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\

/\ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défécation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grosse-commission · grosse commission · French

grosse commission · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for grosse commission
PropertyValue
Headwordgrosse commission
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grosse commission » en français

grosse commissionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grosse commission is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défécation.".

grosse commission doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grosse commission, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E- -C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défécation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grosse commission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour la grosse commission, c'est une autre paire de manche. Ils gardent longtemps la taupe au guichet, sans doute pour grignoter sur leur temps de travail. Ils chient comme des maçons, selon l'expression populaire.
  2. Ma mère était extrêmement pudique. Elle ne prononçait jamais les mots du corps qu’elle renvoyait à leur vulgarité. Par exemple, elle ne disait pas « manger », mais « déjeuner » ou « dîner ». Je n’allais pas faire « pipi » ou « caca », mais ma « grosse » ou ma « petite commission ». Ces mots-là m’enchantent encore aujourd’hui et je ne sais toujours pas d’o…

This word in other languages

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 commission"?
"grosse commission" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E- -C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "grosse commission" mean?
As a noun, "grosse commission" means: Défécation.
How do you pronounce "grosse commission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grosse commission" is \ɡʁos kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grosse commission" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list