grenache
"grenache" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grenache” is uncommon English (frequency #73,238 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,238
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-grenache · grenache · English
grenache · rank #73,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,238
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH grappa
Nearest frequency peer: grappa (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “grenache”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
26,768 corpus weight
- gorgonzola
gorgonzola
26,767 corpus weight
- grappa
grappa
26,765 corpus weight
- grenache
grenache
26,763 corpus weight
- gripper
gripper
26,761 corpus weight
- Gwendolen
Gwendolen
26,756 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “grenache” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grenache |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “grenache” in English
Rare enough to double-check
grenache is uncommon English at frequency #73,238 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grenache, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French grenache, from Italian vernaccia, from Vernazza, a town in Italy. Cognate to Catalan garnatxa, Spanish garnacha, Portuguese garnacha. The correct English form is grenache, spelled G-R-E-N-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grenache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A five-course pork dinner paired with grenache wines from several countries will be held on Monday […].
Etymology
From French grenache, from Italian vernaccia, from Vernazza, a town in Italy. Cognate to Catalan garnatxa, Spanish garnacha, Portuguese garnacha.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).