grosse pointure
\ɡʁos pwɛ̃.tyʁ\
The verdict
“grosse pointure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne particulièrement importante ou experte dans son domaine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grosse-pointure · grosse pointure · French
grosse pointure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosse pointure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁos pwɛ̃.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grosse pointure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grosse pointure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁos pwɛ̃.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne particulièrement importante ou experte dans son domaine.".
Zero misspellings are on record for grosse pointure in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is grosse pointure, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E- -P-O-I-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Personne particulièrement importante ou experte dans son domaine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grosse pointure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jean Gabin était une grosse pointure du cinéma français.
J’étais fort ému : première projection, première copie toute neuve, jamais encore montrée, et cet aréopage de grosses pointures de la Fondation, que je ne connaissais pas.
Synonyms
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.