graine de perroquet

\ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\

/\ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“graine de perroquet” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de tournesol.

Key facts for graine de perroquet
PropertyValue
Headwordgraine de perroquet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “graine de perroquet” sits in French frequency

graine de perroquet falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for graine de perroquet is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonyme de tournesol.".

graine de perroquet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is graine de perroquet, spelled G-R-A-I-N-E- -D-E- -P-E-R-R-O-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de tournesol.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graine de perroquet"?
"graine de perroquet" is spelled G-R-A-I-N-E- -D-E- -P-E-R-R-O-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\.
What does "graine de perroquet" mean?
As a noun, "graine de perroquet" means: Synonyme de tournesol.
How do you pronounce "graine de perroquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graine de perroquet" is \ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graine de perroquet" come from?
"graine de perroquet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “graine de perroquet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-I-N-E- -D-E- -P-E-R-R-O-Q-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁɛn də pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list