giglio

\ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\

/\ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\/ noun

The verdict

“giglio” is uncommon French (frequency #75,727 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,727
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-giglio · giglio · French

giglio · rank #75,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,727
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gevrey

Nearest frequency peer: Gevrey (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « giglio »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « giglio » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for giglio
PropertyValue
Headwordgiglio
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « giglio » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gigliotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Gevrey » (#75,726), « gestuel » (#75,725), « glaire » (#75,729). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « giglio » est au #75,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

giglio is uncommon French at frequency #75,727 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for giglio in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is giglio, spelled G-I-G-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lis.
  2. 2
    Fleur de lys.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Partito dal filetto d’azzurro : il primo d’oro, alla croce piana d’azzurro ; il secondo d’oro, ai sei gigli d’azzurro, posti 3, 2, 1, della Provincia di Parma
  2. stemma con 6 gigli

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "giglio"?
"giglio" is spelled G-I-G-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\.
What does "giglio" mean?
As a noun, "giglio" means: Lis.
How do you pronounce "giglio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "giglio" is \ˈɡiʎ.ʎo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "giglio" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list