grotesquerie
/ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/noun
grotesquerie is spelled G-R-O-T-E-S-Q-U-E-R-I-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grotesquerie means “An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grotesquerie is grotesqueries.
How many letters and syllables are in grotesquerie?
| Letters | 12: G-R-O-T-E-S-Q-U-E-R-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grotesquerie?
Grotesquerie appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 grotesquerie?
- US /ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/
- UK /ɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of grotesquerie
- grotesqueries plural
- grotesquery
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grotesquerie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
- 2
Grotesque things collectively.
- 3
Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
- 4
A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grotesquerie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being grotesque:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grotesquerie |
| Spanish | grotesquería |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does grotesquerie come from?
From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).