gryllus
noun
gryllus is spelled G-R-Y-L-L-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gryllus means “Alternative form of gryllos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gryllus is grylli.
How many letters and syllables are in gryllus?
| Letters | 7: G-R-Y-L-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 gryllus?
Gryllus appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of gryllus
- grylli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gryllus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of gryllos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gryllus come from?
From Latin gryllus (“comic figure, caricature”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).