grillete
Spanish, noun/ɡɾiˈʝete/
grillete is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 84,644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grillete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shackle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero”.
What does grillete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshackle
- 2
masculinejougs
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero. 2. Cada una de las porciones de cadena que engrilletadas forman la del ancla de un barco.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grillete
- grilletes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grillete?
- /ɡɾiˈʝete/
- [ɡɾiˈʝe.t̪e]
- [gɾiˈʝet̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grillete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grillete in Spanish?
grillete appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).