pas plus grand que la main
\pa ply ɡʁɑ̃ k(ə) la mɛ̃\
The verdict
“pas plus grand que la main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très petit, souvent en parlant d'un lieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pas-plus-grand-que-la-ma · pas plus grand que la main · French
pas plus grand que la main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pas plus grand que la main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pa ply ɡʁɑ̃ k(ə) la mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pas plus grand que la main » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pas plus grand que la main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pa ply ɡʁɑ̃ k(ə) la mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très petit, souvent en parlant d'un lieu.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pas plus grand que la main in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pas plus grand que la main, spelled P-A-S- -P-L-U-S- -G-R-A-N-D- -Q-U-E- -L-A- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Très petit, souvent en parlant d'un lieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pas plus grand que la main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Telles avaient été les premières paroles de Marie Calumet, après son installation dans sa chambre pas plus grande que la main, et située précisément au haut de l'escalier où le curé de Saint-Apollinaire avait été si vivement impressionné par la rencontre de Suzon en robe de nuit.
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.