ours gris

\uʁs ɡʁi\

/\uʁs ɡʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sous-espèce d’ours brun (Ursus arctos) dont le nom scientifique est Ursus arctos horribilis.

Key facts for ours gris
PropertyValue
Headwordours gris
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\uʁs ɡʁi\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ours gris” sits in French frequency

ours gris 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

ours gris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \uʁs ɡʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sous-espèce d’ours brun (Ursus arctos) dont le nom scientifique est Ursus arctos horribilis.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ours gris in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ours gris, spelled O-U-R-S- -G-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous-espèce d’ours brun (Ursus arctos) dont le nom scientifique est Ursus arctos horribilis.

Synonyms

grizzligrizzly

This word in other languages

grizzly(English)

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 "ours gris"?
"ours gris" is spelled O-U-R-S- -G-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \uʁs ɡʁi\.
What does "ours gris" mean?
As a noun, "ours gris" means: Sous-espèce d’ours brun (Ursus arctos) dont le nom scientifique est Ursus arctos horribilis.
How do you pronounce "ours gris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ours gris" is \uʁs ɡʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ours gris" come from?
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Using “ours gris”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-U-R-S- -G-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \uʁs ɡʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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