how to pronounce gros

/ɡʁo/

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the above transcription of gros is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

gros is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of gros in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… général à peu près en gros il ya la même …”

meanings of gros

adjective:

Big, thick, fat.
Coarse, rough.
Famous.

noun:

A person in overweight.

gros frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word gros occurs in french on average 239.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.