grillete

[gɾiˈʝet̪e]

/[gɾiˈʝet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“grillete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,923 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,923
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-grillete · grillete · Spanish

grillete · rank #84,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,923
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravan

Nearest frequency peer: gravan (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “grillete”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “grillete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grillete
PropertyValue
Headwordgrillete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gɾiˈʝet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “grillete” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.grilletecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gravan” (#84,922), “guindilla” (#84,927), “gorge” (#84,918). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grillete” va en #84,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grillete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,923 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gɾiˈʝet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

grillete has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is grillete, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las porciones de cadena que engrilletadas forman la del ancla de un barco.

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 "grillete"?
"grillete" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾiˈʝet̪e].
What does "grillete" mean?
As a noun, "grillete" means: Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero.
How do you pronounce "grillete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grillete" is [gɾiˈʝet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grillete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list