English homophones
grill/grille
"grill" (#9,049 written frequency) beats "grille" (#25,396) in this 2-word /ɡɹɪl/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ɡɹɪl/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "grill" leads at #9,049, with "grille" trailing at #25,396.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "grill" then splits - "grill" (5 letters) vs "grille" (6).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across grill, grille: gilr. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
grill
5 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVCC
Inventory gilr · no private letters vs siblings
grille
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CCVCCV
Inventory egilr · private e
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "grill" when you mean: A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the p…
- Write "grille" when you mean: Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.
Each spelling
noun · /ɡɹɪl/ · #9,049 frequency
A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
noun · /ɡɹɪl/ · #25,396 frequency
Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")
Nearby English homophone groups
What to do next
You've reviewed the 2-spelling cluster (grill, grille). Here's where to go from here.
- "grill" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #9,049 in English). Full entry
- Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
- Explore a nearby 2-spelling cluster: Garrett · garret. Nearby cluster
- Each spelling in "grill, grille" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry
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