Grimaldi

/gɾiˈmal.di/

//gɾiˈmal.di// name

The verdict

“Grimaldi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,286 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,286
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido

Corpus desk

Index ES-grimaldi · Grimaldi · Spanish

Grimaldi · rank #50,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,286
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guijarro

Nearest frequency peer: guijarro (+2 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 “Grimaldi”

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 “Grimaldi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grimaldi
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrimaldi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/gɾiˈmal.di/
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Grimaldi” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “guijarro” (#50,288), “gástrica” (#50,289), “gestionadas” (#50,281). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “Grimaldi” va en #50,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grimaldi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,286 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /gɾiˈmal.di/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grimaldi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Grimaldi, spelled G-R-I-M-A-L-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

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 "Grimaldi"?
"Grimaldi" is spelled G-R-I-M-A-L-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is /gɾiˈmal.di/.
What does "Grimaldi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grimaldi" means: Apellido
How do you pronounce "Grimaldi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grimaldi" is /gɾiˈmal.di/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grimaldi" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grimaldi", 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