train à grande vitesse
\tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vi.tɛs\
The verdict
“train à grande vitesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Train circulant à grande vitesse (plus de 200 km/h).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | train à grande vitesse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vi.tɛs\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “train à grande vitesse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
train à grande vitesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vi.tɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for train à grande vitesse in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is train à grande vitesse, spelled T-R-A-I-N- -À- -G-R-A-N-D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Train circulant à grande vitesse (plus de 200 km/h).
- 2Train à très grande vitesse exploité par la SNCF : le TGV.
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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.
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Using “train à grande vitesse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-I-N- -À- -G-R-A-N-D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vi.tɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.