Grisette
[ɡʁiˈzɛtə]
The verdict
“Grisette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junges unverheiratetes, leichtes Mädchen, welches selbst ihren Lebensunterhalt verdient, meist als Näherin oder Putzmacherin
Corpus desk
Index DE-grisette · Grisette · German
Grisette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grisette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁiˈzɛtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grisette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grisette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁiˈzɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junges unverheiratetes, leichtes Mädchen, welches selbst ihren Lebensunterhalt verdient, meist als Näherin oder Putzmacherin".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grisette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Grisette, spelled G-R-I-S-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1junges unverheiratetes, leichtes Mädchen, welches selbst ihren Lebensunterhalt verdient, meist als Näherin oder Putzmacherin
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grisette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir beobachten ihre Flucht aus der Familie, ihre Suche nach Alternativen, nach Mätressen, Grisetten, homoerotischen Freundschaften.“
„Eine Herzogin konnte Kostüme von 20000 Franken haben; Bürgerfrauen, Schauspielerinnen, Grisetten fanden alles, was sie brauchten.“
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.