grommet
/ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/
"grommet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grommet” is an uncommon English word, ranked #84,321 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,321
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grommet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,321 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grommet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for grommet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #84,321 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grommet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette). The correct English form is grommet, spelled G-R-O-M-M-E-T.
Definition
- 1A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
- 2A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
- 3An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
- 4A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
- 5A boy serving on a ship.
Etymology
From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette).
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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Using “grommet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-O-M-M-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.