Grille

[ˈɡʁɪlə]

/[ˈɡʁɪlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grille” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,461
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch zirpende Laute auffallendes Insekt (Familie Gryllidae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-grille · Grille · German

Grille · rank #47,461 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,461
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gries

Nearest frequency peer: gries (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Grille“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Grille“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Grille vs Groll
67% similar
Grille vs Gülle
67% similar
Grille vs Grippe
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grille“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Grilleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gries“ (#47,460), „grotesken“ (#47,462), „grenzenlosen“ (#47,459). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grille“ bei #47,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Grille (IPA [ˈɡʁɪlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,461 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grille, with forms such as "ggrille", "girlle", and "grile". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Groll", "Gülle", "Grippe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grille, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Grille ist eine Kakerlake mit der Seele einer Nachtigall.“
  2. Hörst du die Grillen?

Synonyms

MarotteTickLauneSkurrilität

This word in other languages

cricket(English)grillo(Español)cri-cri(Français)grilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrille
  • girlle
  • grile
  • grilel
  • grlile
  • grrille
  • rgille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grille - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrille1girlle2grile1grilel2grlile2grrille1rgille2
Edit distance from "Grille"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

golfen#47,456gemäht#47,435härten#47,493Kadett#47,514

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Heger7 variantsIzmir7 variantskebab7 variantsfiber7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list