grilled

/ɡɹɪld/

//ɡɹɪld// verb

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"grilled" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grilled” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,037
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of grill

Corpus desk

Index EN-grilled · grilled · English

grilled · rank #11,037 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,037
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH greatness

Nearest frequency peer: greatness (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “grilled”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “grilled” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grilled vs grills
71% similar
grilled vs gripped
71% similar
grilled vs grinned
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grilled
PropertyValue
Headwordgrilled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɹɪld/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,037
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grilled”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).grilledlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “greatness” (#11,036), “guiding” (#11,038), “funk” (#11,035). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grilled” is #11,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grilled (IPA /ɡɹɪld/), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,037 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of grill".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grilled, with forms such as "ggrilled", "girlled", and "griled". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "grills", "gripped", "grinned", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From grill + -ed. The correct English form is grilled, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of grill

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grilled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
  2. She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

Etymology

From grill + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrilled
  • girlled
  • griled
  • grileld
  • grillde
  • grilledd
  • grliled
  • grrilled
  • rgilled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grilled - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrilled1girlled2griled1grileld2grillde2grilledd1grliled2grrilled1
Edit distance from "grilled"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grilled"?
"grilled" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹɪld/.
What does "grilled" mean?
As a verb, "grilled" means: simple past and past participle of grill
What words are commonly confused with "grilled"?
"grilled" is commonly confused with "grills", "gripped", "grinned". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grilled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grilled" is /ɡɹɪld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "grilled"?
From grill + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grilled", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guiding#11,038insists#11,050Jacques#11,057coating#11,001

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hourly9 variantsIrving9 variantsdigest9 variantsconvoy9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list