Grille

/[ˈɡʁɪlə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,461

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Grille is aGermannoun. It means: durch zirpende Laute auffallendes Insekt (Familie Gryllidae) Pronounced [ˈɡʁɪlə]. Often confused with Groll and Gülle.

Key facts for Grille
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɪlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,461
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Grille in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Grille is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɪlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,461 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Grille, with forms such as "ggrille", "girlle", and "grile". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Groll", "Gülle", "Grippe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Grille, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch zirpende Laute auffallendes Insekt (Familie Gryllidae)
  2. 2
    vom Sprecher als unvernünftig, „dumm“ angesehene Idee; sonderbare, trübe Gedanken

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrille,girlle,grile,grilel,grlile,grrille,rgille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Grille

Misspelling Variants of "Grille"

ggrille7girlle6grile5grilel6grlile6grrille7rgille6
Misspelling Variants of "Grille"

Frequency rank: #47,461 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grille"?
"Grille" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɪlə].
What does "Grille" mean?
As a noun, "Grille" means: durch zirpende Laute auffallendes Insekt (Familie Gryllidae)
What words are commonly confused with "Grille"?
"Grille" is commonly confused with "Groll", "Gülle", "Grippe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grille" is [ˈɡʁɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grille" come from?
"Grille" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.