rendre grâce

\ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\

/\ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attribuer une action favorable, à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rendre-grace · rendre grâce · French

rendre grâce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 rendre grâce
PropertyValue
Headwordrendre grâce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rendre grâce » en français

rendre grâcesiège 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

rendre grâce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rendre grâce has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rendre grâce, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -G-R-Â-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attribuer une action favorable, à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Remercier, témoigner de sa reconnaissance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rendez grâce au seul nœud qui retient ma colère.
  2. Je rends grâce à votre seigneurie.

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 "rendre grâce"?
"rendre grâce" is spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -G-R-Â-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\.
What does "rendre grâce" mean?
As a verb, "rendre grâce" means: Attribuer une action favorable, à quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "rendre grâce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendre grâce" is \ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡʁɑs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendre grâce" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list