grailler
\ɡʁɑ.je\
The verdict
“grailler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crier, croasser, en parlant des corbeaux ou des corneilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grailler · grailler · French
grailler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grailler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ.je\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grailler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grailler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁɑ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for grailler in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 French form is grailler, spelled G-R-A-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Crier, croasser, en parlant des corbeaux ou des corneilles.
- 2Parler avec une voix rauque, enrouée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grailler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De la bouillie, de la marmelade de sang, précisa une basse-taille vindicative, et qui graillait ; treize morts, deux douzaines d'amochés, ébouillantés, noyés
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.