grifo

[ˈgɾifo]

/[ˈgɾifo]/ noun

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The verdict

“grifo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,381
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestia mitológica de cabeza de águila y cuerpo de león.

Corpus desk

Index ES-grifo · grifo · Spanish

grifo · rank #20,381 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,381
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guapas

Nearest frequency peer: guapas (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “grifo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “grifo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

grifo vs gris
60% similar
grifo vs guió
40% similar
grifo vs grupo
60% similar

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

Key facts for grifo
PropertyValue
Headwordgrifo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾifo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,381
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grifo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).grifocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “guapas” (#20,382), “gobernando” (#20,379), “Guillén” (#20,383). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grifo” va en #20,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grifo (IPA [ˈgɾifo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,381 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grifo, with forms such as "ggrifo", "girfo", and "grfio". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gris", "guió", "grupo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is grifo, spelled G-R-I-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestia mitológica de cabeza de águila y cuerpo de león.
  2. 2
    Llave que regula el paso de un líquido a través de un conducto, y en especial la que le da salida.
  3. 3
    Instalación metálica callejera que permite acceder a la red de agua potable con un potente chorro, usado por los bomberos para contener y apagar incendios.
  4. 4
    Establecimiento en que se vende gasolina y otros combustibles para automóviles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. cómo o de qué suerte mató aquel ferocísimo grifo que en el primer patio del castillo está, el cual, con sus rapantes garras, coge un hombre armado de todas piezas y le sube a los vientos, y allí le despedazan.
  2. El grifo del lavabo goteaba y el ruido del agua al caer sobre la porcelana resonaba en su cabeza como un repique de campañas.

Synonyms

canillallaveplumaboca de incendiohidrantebencinerabombaestación de serviciogasolineragasolinería

This word in other languages

griffin(English)Wasserhahn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrifo
  • girfo
  • grfio
  • griffo
  • griof
  • grrifo
  • rgifo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grifo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrifo1girfo2grfio2griffo1griof2grrifo1rgifo2
Edit distance from "grifo"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grifo"?
"grifo" is spelled G-R-I-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾifo].
What does "grifo" mean?
As a noun, "grifo" means: Bestia mitológica de cabeza de águila y cuerpo de león.
What words are commonly confused with "grifo"?
"grifo" is commonly confused with "gris", "guió", "grupo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grifo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grifo" is [ˈgɾifo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grifo" come from?
"grifo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ideado7 variantsnasal7 variantspeace7 variantsClaus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list