mener grand train
\mə.ne ɡʁɑ̃ tʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“mener grand train” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Faire beaucoup de dépense, vivre avec faste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mener-grand-train · mener grand train · French
mener grand train · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mener grand train |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mə.ne ɡʁɑ̃ tʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mener grand train » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mener grand train is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mə.ne ɡʁɑ̃ tʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire beaucoup de dépense, vivre avec faste.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mener grand train in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mener grand train, spelled M-E-N-E-R- -G-R-A-N-D- -T-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Faire beaucoup de dépense, vivre avec faste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mener grand train appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— C’est de la noblesse très riche et très fière. Madame d’Hocquincourt est la plus jolie femme de la ville et mène grand train.
J’avais été invité à dîner chez une cousine de ma mère, riche, qui menait grand train.
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.