grenadine
/ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/
"grenadine" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grenadine” is uncommon English (frequency #86,324 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,324
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
Corpus desk
Index EN-grenadine · grenadine · English
grenadine · rank #86,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,324
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH grippy
Nearest frequency peer: grippy (+1 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 “grenadine”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Gourley
Gourley
13,682 corpus weight
- grenadine
grenadine
13,677 corpus weight
- grippy
grippy
13,676 corpus weight
- Guilin
Guilin
13,674 corpus weight
- Gujranwala
Gujranwala
13,673 corpus weight
- Haeckel
Haeckel
13,668 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “grenadine” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grenadine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,324 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “grenadine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
grenadine is uncommon English at frequency #86,324 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for grenadine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”). The correct English form is grenadine, spelled G-R-E-N-A-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
- 2A dilute drink made from this syrup.
- 3A thin gauzy fabric of silk or wool, used for women's clothing and men's woven luxury ties.
- 4A dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.
Etymology
Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).
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); 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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