griffon
/ˈɡɹɪfən/noun
griffon is spelled G-R-I-F-F-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “griffin vs griffon” about 140 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, griffon means “Alternative form of griffin (mythical creature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of griffon is griffons.
How many letters and syllables are in griffon?
| Letters | 7: G-R-I-F-F-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is griffon?
Griffon appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce griffon?
- /ˈɡɹɪfən/
Griffon has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-griffon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with griffon
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: griffin.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of griffon
- griffons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does griffon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of griffin (mythical creature)
- 2
A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the mythical creature.
- 3
A griffon vulture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does griffon come from?
See griffin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).