greengrocer
/ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/
"greengrocer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“greengrocer” is uncommon English (frequency #90,497 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,497
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | greengrocer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #90,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “greengrocer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
greengrocer is uncommon English at frequency #90,497 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for greengrocer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From green + grocer. The correct English form is greengrocer, spelled G-R-E-E-N-G-R-O-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
- 2A relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit.
- 3A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.
Etymology
From green + grocer.
Synonyms
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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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “greengrocer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-E-E-N-G-R-O-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.